Chevrolet Trax vs Land Rover Discovery Sport

The Trax costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Chevrolet TraxLand Rover Discovery Sport

Side by side

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

Chevrolet TraxLand Rover Discovery Sport

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,623 (better)
$2,652
Australia
$2,170 (better)
$2,194
United Kingdom
£1,593 (better)
£1,611
United States
$2,026 (better)
$2,049

Official figures

Uses
8.1 L/100km (better)
8.2 L/100km
UK
35 mpg (better)
34 mpg
US
29 mpg (better)
29 mpg
On a full tank
641 km
793 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
725 L (better)
689 L
Towing, braked
–
2,500 kg
Length
4,540 mm
4,597 mm
Weight
2,826 kg
1,900 kg

Engine

Engine
1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
Power
103 kW
183 kW (better)
Torque
225 Nm
365 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
9-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

Trax or Discovery Sport?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Trax or the Land Rover Discovery Sport?

The Chevrolet Trax: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Land Rover Discovery Sport at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Trax or the Land Rover Discovery Sport?

The Chevrolet Trax, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Land Rover Discovery Sport's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Trax or the Land Rover Discovery Sport?

The Chevrolet Trax, at 725 L to the Land Rover Discovery Sport's 689 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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