Chevrolet Corvette vs Saab 9000

The Corvette costs less to run, by the official figures: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $180 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US.

Chevrolet Corvette

Side by side

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

Chevrolet CorvetteSaab 9000

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,004 (better)
$4,227
Australia
$3,317 (better)
$3,496
United Kingdom
£2,432 (better)
£2,568
United States
$3,093 (better)
$3,266

Official figures

Uses
12.4 L/100km (better)
13.1 L/100km
UK
23 mpg (better)
22 mpg
US
19 mpg (better)
18 mpg

Space

Seats
2
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Length
4,630 mm
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Engine

Engine
6.2 L V8 petrol
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Power
369 kW
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Torque
637 Nm
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Gearbox
8-speed dual-clutch
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Drive
RWD
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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.

Corvette or 9000?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Corvette or the Saab 9000?

The Chevrolet Corvette: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $180 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US than the Saab 9000 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Corvette or the Saab 9000?

The Chevrolet Corvette, at 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Saab 9000's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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