Ford Taurus vs Holden Caprice
The Taurus costs less to run, by the official figures: about $170 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
- $4,004 (better)
- $4,172
- Australia
- $3,317 (better)
- $3,461
- United Kingdom
- £2,432 (better)
- £2,534
- United States
- $3,093 (better)
- $3,223
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.4 L/100km (better)
- 12.9 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 574 km (better)
- 566 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 569 L
- –
- Length
- 5,154 mm
- 5,160 mm
- Weight
- 1,862 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 6.0 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 197 kW
- 260 kW (better)
- Torque
- 355 Nm
- 517 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Taurus or Caprice?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Taurus or the Holden Caprice?
The Ford Taurus: about $170 a year less in New Zealand than the Holden Caprice at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Taurus or the Holden Caprice?
The Ford Taurus, at 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Holden Caprice's 12.9 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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