Holden Rodeo vs Hyundai Santa Cruz
The Rodeo costs less to run, by the official figures: about £370 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
- £1,558 (better)
- £1,925
- New Zealand
- $2,565 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,127 (better)
- $2,628
- United States
- $1,981 (better)
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 36 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- Also
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 596 miles (better)
- 418 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,981 mm
- 4,971 mm
- Weight
- 1,435 kg
- 1,490 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 96 kW
- 171 kW (better)
- Torque
- 294 Nm (better)
- 246 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
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 Santa Cruz?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Rodeo or the Hyundai Santa Cruz?
The Holden Rodeo: about £370 a year less in the UK than the Hyundai Santa Cruz at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Rodeo or the Hyundai Santa Cruz?
The Holden Rodeo, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Hyundai Santa Cruz's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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