Ford EcoSport vs Holden Trax

The Trax costs less to run, by the official figures: about $880 a year less in New Zealand, $720 in Australia, £530 in the UK and $680 in the US.

Holden Trax

Side by side

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

Ford EcoSportHolden Trax

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,043
$2,167 (better)
Australia
$2,517
$1,792 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,849
£1,316 (better)
United States
$2,351
$1,674 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.4 L/100km
6.7 L/100km (better)
UK
30 mpg
42 mpg (better)
US
25 mpg
35 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
776 km

Space

Seats
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5
Length
–
4,248 mm

Engine

Engine
–
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
–
103 kW
Torque
–
200 Nm
Gearbox
–
6-speed automatic
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

EcoSport or Trax?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford EcoSport or the Holden Trax?

The Holden Trax: about $880 a year less in New Zealand, $720 in Australia, £530 in the UK and $680 in the US than the Ford EcoSport at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford EcoSport or the Holden Trax?

The Holden Trax, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Ford EcoSport's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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