Land Rover Discovery Sport vs Volkswagen Tiguan
The Tiguan costs less to run, by the official figures: about £30 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
- £1,611
- £1,582 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,652
- $2,603 (better)
- Australia
- $2,199
- $2,159 (better)
- United States
- $2,049
- $2,011 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 34 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- Also
- 8.2 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 493 miles (better)
- 463 miles
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 689 L (better)
- 614 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,500 kg (better)
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 4,597 mm
- 4,486 mm
- Weight
- 1,900 kg
- 1,572 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 183 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 365 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Discovery Sport or Tiguan?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Discovery Sport or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Volkswagen Tiguan: about £30 a year less in the UK than the Land Rover Discovery Sport at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Discovery Sport or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Volkswagen Tiguan, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Land Rover Discovery Sport's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Land Rover Discovery Sport or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Land Rover Discovery Sport, at 689 L to the Volkswagen Tiguan's 614 L, for their newest versions.
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