Holden Calais vs Renault Megane
The Megane costs less to run, by the official figures: about £50 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,684
- £1,631 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,772
- $2,684 (better)
- Australia
- $2,298
- $2,224 (better)
- United States
- $2,141
- $2,074 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 33 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- Also
- 8.6 L/100km
- 8.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 515 miles (better)
- 374 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 549 L
- Length
- 4,965 mm
- 4,633 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,287 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 191 kW (better)
- 90 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 181 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- 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.
Calais or Megane?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Calais or the Renault Megane?
The Renault Megane: about £50 a year less in the UK than the Holden Calais at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Calais or the Renault Megane?
The Renault Megane, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Holden Calais's 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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