Porsche Carrera vs Volkswagen Amarok
The Carrera costs less to run, by the official figures: about £220 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
- £1,576 (better)
- £1,800
- New Zealand
- $2,594
- $2,059 (better)
- Australia
- $2,149 (better)
- $2,544
- United States
- $2,004 (better)
- $2,847
Official figures
- Uses
- 35 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- Also
- 8.0 L/100km
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 614 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,000 kg
- Length
- –
- 5,192 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,040 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- –
- 157 kW
- Torque
- –
- 525 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- –
- 4
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.
Carrera or Amarok?
Which is cheaper to run, the Porsche Carrera or the Volkswagen Amarok?
The Porsche Carrera: about £220 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Amarok at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Porsche Carrera or the Volkswagen Amarok?
The Volkswagen Amarok, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Porsche Carrera's 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
Other comparisons
What will the drive cost?
Roadtrip works out the fuel or charging cost of any drive for your exact car, finds the cheapest stations on the way, and splits it between everyone in the car.
Rated 4.7 by drivers · 700,000 downloads
