Cupra Formentor vs Renault Koleos

The Formentor costs less to run, by the official figures: about $720 a year less in New Zealand, $600 in Australia, £440 in the UK and $560 in the US.

Cupra FormentorRenault Koleos

Side by side

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

Cupra FormentorRenault Koleos

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,940 (better)
$2,662
Australia
$1,605 (better)
$2,202
United Kingdom
£1,179 (better)
£1,617
United States
$1,499 (better)
$2,056

Official figures

Uses
6.0 L/100km (better)
8.2 L/100km
UK
47 mpg (better)
34 mpg
US
39 mpg (better)
29 mpg
On a full tank
917 km (better)
729 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
450 L
458 L (better)
Length
4,450 mm
4,673 mm
Weight
1,385 kg
1,622 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
110 kW
126 kW (better)
Torque
250 Nm (better)
226 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Formentor or Koleos?

Which is cheaper to run, the Cupra Formentor or the Renault Koleos?

The Cupra Formentor: about $720 a year less in New Zealand, $600 in Australia, £440 in the UK and $560 in the US than the Renault Koleos at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Cupra Formentor or the Renault Koleos?

The Cupra Formentor, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Renault Koleos's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Cupra Formentor or the Renault Koleos?

The Renault Koleos, at 458 L to the Cupra Formentor's 450 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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