Buick Electra vs Jeep Wrangler
The Wrangler costs less to run, by the official figures: about $770 a year less in New Zealand, $640 in Australia, £470 in the UK and $590 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,803
- $3,033 (better)
- Australia
- $3,151
- $2,513 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,310
- £1,843 (better)
- United States
- $2,938
- $2,344 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.8 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 24 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- US
- 20 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 864 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 548 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,495 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,882 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,042 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- Power
- –
- 209 kW
- Torque
- –
- 347 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
Electra or Wrangler?
Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Electra or the Jeep Wrangler?
The Jeep Wrangler: about $770 a year less in New Zealand, $640 in Australia, £470 in the UK and $590 in the US than the Buick Electra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Buick Electra or the Jeep Wrangler?
The Jeep Wrangler, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Buick Electra's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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