Chevrolet Malibu vs Nissan Altima
The Malibu costs less to run, by the official figures: about $260 a year less in New Zealand, $220 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,455 (better)
- $2,717
- Australia
- $2,030 (better)
- $2,247
- United Kingdom
- £1,491 (better)
- £1,650
- United States
- $1,896 (better)
- $2,099
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 8.4 L/100km
- UK
- 37 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- US
- 31 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- On a full tank
- 788 km (better)
- 726 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 445 L (better)
- 436 L
- Towing, braked
- 454 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,933 mm
- 4,900 mm
- Weight
- 1,422 kg
- 1,460 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 119 kW
- 140 kW (better)
- Torque
- 249 Nm (better)
- 244 Nm
- Gearbox
- Continuously variable automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 6
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.
Malibu or Altima?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Malibu or the Nissan Altima?
The Chevrolet Malibu: about $260 a year less in New Zealand, $220 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US than the Nissan Altima at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Malibu or the Nissan Altima?
The Chevrolet Malibu, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Nissan Altima's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Malibu or the Nissan Altima?
The Chevrolet Malibu, at 445 L to the Nissan Altima's 436 L, for their newest versions.
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