Nissan Maxima vs Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight II
The Maxima costs less to run, by the official figures: about £280 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 (better)
- £2,205
- New Zealand
- $3,169
- $2,523 (better)
- Australia
- $2,629 (better)
- $3,117
- United States
- $2,449 (better)
- $3,488
Official figures
- Uses
- 29 mpg
- 29 mpg
- Also
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 432 miles
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 405 L
- –
- Length
- 4,897 mm
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- Weight
- 1,638 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
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- Power
- 224 kW
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- Torque
- 354 Nm
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- Gearbox
- Xtronic CVT
- –
- Drive
- FWD
- –
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 10
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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.
Maxima or Ninety-Eight II?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Maxima or the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight II?
The Nissan Maxima: about £280 a year less in the UK than the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight II at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Each on its own
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