Chevrolet Equinox vs Jeep Renegade

The Equinox costs less to run, by the official figures: about $240 a year less in New Zealand, $200 in Australia, £150 in the UK and $190 in the US.

Chevrolet EquinoxJeep Renegade

Side by side

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

Chevrolet EquinoxJeep Renegade

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,927 (better)
$3,169
Australia
$2,423 (better)
$2,622
United Kingdom
£1,778 (better)
£1,925
United States
$2,261 (better)
$2,449

Official figures

Uses
9.1 L/100km (better)
9.8 L/100km
UK
31 mpg (better)
29 mpg
US
26 mpg (better)
24 mpg
On a full tank
623 km (better)
367 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
846 L (better)
341 L
Towing, braked
680 kg
–
Length
4,650 mm
4,237 mm
Weight
1,485 kg
1,545 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
127 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
275 Nm (better)
270 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
6-speed dual-clutch
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
6
7 (better)

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.

Equinox or Renegade?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Equinox or the Jeep Renegade?

The Chevrolet Equinox: about $240 a year less in New Zealand, $200 in Australia, £150 in the UK and $190 in the US than the Jeep Renegade at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Equinox or the Jeep Renegade?

The Chevrolet Equinox, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Jeep Renegade's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Equinox or the Jeep Renegade?

The Chevrolet Equinox, at 846 L to the Jeep Renegade's 341 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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