Land Rover Defender vs SsangYong Kyron
The Defender costs less to run, by the official figures: about £210 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
- £1,597 (better)
- £1,809
- New Zealand
- $2,629
- $2,069 (better)
- Australia
- $2,178 (better)
- $2,557
- United States
- $2,031 (better)
- $2,861
Official figures
- Uses
- 35 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- Also
- 8.1 L/100km
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 688 miles (better)
- 580 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 626 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,018 mm
- 4,660 mm
- Weight
- 2,223 kg
- 1,850 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 147 kW (better)
- 104 kW
- Torque
- 430 Nm (better)
- 360 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- 4WD
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.
Defender or Kyron?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Defender or the SsangYong Kyron?
The Land Rover Defender: about £210 a year less in the UK than the SsangYong Kyron at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Defender or the SsangYong Kyron?
The SsangYong Kyron, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Land Rover Defender's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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