Buick Lucerne vs Ford Crown

The Lucerne costs less to run, by the official figures: about $540 a year less in New Zealand, $450 in Australia, £330 in the UK and $420 in the US.

Buick Lucerne

Side by side

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

Buick LucerneFord Crown

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,227 (better)
$4,770
Australia
$3,496 (better)
$3,946
United Kingdom
£2,568 (better)
£2,898
United States
$3,266 (better)
$3,685

Official figures

Uses
13.1 L/100km (better)
14.8 L/100km
UK
22 mpg (better)
19 mpg
US
18 mpg (better)
16 mpg
On a full tank
536 km (better)
488 km

Space

Seats
6
6
Boot
479 L
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Length
5,161 mm
5,385 mm
Weight
1,764 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.8 L V6 petrol
4.6 L V8 petrol
Power
169 kW (better)
167 kW
Torque
321 Nm
380 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
RWD

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.

Lucerne or Crown?

Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Lucerne or the Ford Crown?

The Buick Lucerne: about $540 a year less in New Zealand, $450 in Australia, £330 in the UK and $420 in the US than the Ford Crown at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Buick Lucerne or the Ford Crown?

The Buick Lucerne, at 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Ford Crown's 14.8 L/100km (19 mpg UK, 16 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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