Porsche Macan vs Volkswagen Atlas
The Atlas costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $3,198
- $3,169 (better)
- Australia
- $2,651
- $2,626 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,943
- £1,925 (better)
- United States
- $2,471
- $2,449 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.9 L/100km
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 758 km (better)
- 714 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 488 L
- –
- Length
- 4,726 mm
- 5,036 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,000 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 185 kW (better)
- 175 kW
- Torque
- 370 Nm
- 370 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
Macan or Atlas?
Which is cheaper to run, the Porsche Macan or the Volkswagen Atlas?
The Volkswagen Atlas: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Porsche Macan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Porsche Macan or the Volkswagen Atlas?
The Volkswagen Atlas, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Porsche Macan's 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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