Ford Crown vs Holden Caprice
The Caprice costs less to run, by the official figures: about $600 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $4,770
- $4,172 (better)
- Australia
- $3,956
- $3,457 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,898
- £2,534 (better)
- United States
- $3,685
- $3,223 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 14.8 L/100km
- 12.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 488 km
- 566 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 6
- 5
- Length
- 5,385 mm
- 5,160 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 4.6 L V8 petrol
- 6.0 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 167 kW
- 260 kW (better)
- Torque
- 380 Nm
- 517 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Crown or Caprice?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Crown or the Holden Caprice?
The Holden Caprice: about $600 a year less in New Zealand than the Ford Crown at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Crown or the Holden Caprice?
The Holden Caprice, at 12.9 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Ford Crown's 14.8 L/100km (19 mpg UK, 16 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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