Buick Lucerne vs Holden Caprice

The Caprice costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Buick LucerneHolden Caprice

Side by side

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

Buick LucerneHolden Caprice

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,227
$4,172 (better)
Australia
$3,496
$3,451 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,568
£2,534 (better)
United States
$3,266
$3,223 (better)

Official figures

Uses
13.1 L/100km
12.9 L/100km (better)
UK
22 mpg
22 mpg (better)
US
18 mpg
18 mpg (better)
On a full tank
536 km
566 km (better)

Space

Seats
6
5
Boot
479 L
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Length
5,161 mm
5,160 mm
Weight
1,764 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.8 L V6 petrol
6.0 L V8 petrol
Power
169 kW
260 kW (better)
Torque
321 Nm
517 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
6-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 Caprice?

Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Lucerne or the Holden Caprice?

The Holden Caprice: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Buick Lucerne at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Buick Lucerne or the Holden Caprice?

The Holden Caprice, at 12.9 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Buick Lucerne's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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