Hyundai Santa Cruz vs LDV T60

The Santa Cruz costs less to run, by the official figures: about $650 a year less in the US.

Hyundai Santa CruzLDV T60

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Hyundai Santa CruzLDV T60

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,449 (better)
$3,103
New Zealand
$3,169
$2,245 (better)
Australia
$2,626 (better)
$2,773
United Kingdom
£1,925 (better)
£1,962

Official figures

Uses
24 mpg
27 mpg (better)
Also
9.8 L/100km
8.7 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
418 miles
534 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Towing, braked
–
3,000 kg
Length
4,971 mm
5,365 mm
Weight
1,490 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
360 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★

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 T60?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Santa Cruz or the LDV T60?

The Hyundai Santa Cruz: about $650 a year less in the US than the LDV T60 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Santa Cruz or the LDV T60?

The LDV T60, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 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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