Chevrolet Equinox vs Volkswagen Tiguan
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,927
- $2,927
- Australia
- $2,423
- $2,421 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,778
- United States
- $2,261
- $2,261
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 31 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg
- 26 mpg
- On a full tank
- 623 km
- 641 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 846 L (better)
- 615 L
- Towing, braked
- 680 kg
- 1,600 kg (better)
- Length
- 4,650 mm
- 4,509 mm
- Weight
- 1,485 kg
- 1,437 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 127 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 275 Nm (better)
- 220 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- 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 Tiguan?
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Equinox or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Chevrolet Equinox, at 846 L to the Volkswagen Tiguan's 615 L, for their newest versions.
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