Hyundai Santa Cruz vs Toyota Hilux
The Hilux costs less to run, by the official figures: about £500 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
- £1,925
- £1,420 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,169
- $2,338 (better)
- Australia
- $2,628
- $1,941 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $1,806 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 29 mpg
- 39 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.8 L/100km
- 7.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 418 miles
- 679 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 1,127 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 4,971 mm
- 5,329 mm
- Weight
- 1,490 kg
- 2,113 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 171 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 246 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
Santa Cruz or Hilux?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Santa Cruz or the Toyota Hilux?
The Toyota Hilux: about £500 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 Hyundai Santa Cruz or the Toyota Hilux?
The Toyota Hilux, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 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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