Holden Caprice vs Lincoln Town Car

The Town Car costs less to run, by the official figures: about £100 a year less in the UK.

Holden CapriceLincoln Town Car

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Holden CapriceLincoln Town Car

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£2,534
£2,432 (better)
New Zealand
$4,172
$4,004 (better)
Australia
$3,457
$3,317 (better)
United States
$3,223
$3,093 (better)

Official figures

Uses
22 mpg
23 mpg (better)
Also
12.9 L/100km
12.4 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
352 miles
417 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
6
Length
5,160 mm
5,560 mm
Weight
–
1,850 kg

Engine

Engine
6.0 L V8 petrol
4.6 L V8 petrol
Power
260 kW (better)
142 kW
Torque
517 Nm (better)
353 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
4-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.

Caprice or Town Car?

Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Caprice or the Lincoln Town Car?

The Lincoln Town Car: about £100 a year less in the UK than the Holden Caprice at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Holden Caprice or the Lincoln Town Car?

The Lincoln Town Car, 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.

Each on its own

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