Holden Rodeo vs Volkswagen Amarok
The Amarok costs less to run, by the official figures: about $510 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
- $2,565
- $2,059 (better)
- Australia
- $2,127 (better)
- $2,544
- United Kingdom
- £1,558 (better)
- £1,800
- United States
- $1,981 (better)
- $2,847
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- 8.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 958 km
- 988 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,000 kg
- Length
- 4,981 mm
- 5,192 mm
- Weight
- 1,435 kg
- 2,040 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- 96 kW
- 157 kW (better)
- Torque
- 294 Nm
- 525 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- –
- 4
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.
Rodeo or Amarok?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Rodeo or the Volkswagen Amarok?
The Volkswagen Amarok: about $510 a year less in New Zealand than the Holden Rodeo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Rodeo or the Volkswagen Amarok?
The Holden Rodeo, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Amarok's 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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