Holden Cruze vs Nissan Pulsar
The Pulsar costs less to run, by the official figures: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 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
- $2,396
- $2,167 (better)
- Australia
- $1,984
- $1,792 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,456
- £1,316 (better)
- United States
- $1,851
- $1,674 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.4 L/100km
- 6.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 38 mpg
- 42 mpg (better)
- US
- 32 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 702 km
- 776 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 440 L
- 510 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,200 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,665 mm
- 4,615 mm
- Weight
- 1,307 kg
- 1,230 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo flex-fuel petrol/ethanol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 110 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 235 Nm (better)
- 174 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Cruze or Pulsar?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Cruze or the Nissan Pulsar?
The Nissan Pulsar: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 in the US than the Holden Cruze at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Cruze or the Nissan Pulsar?
The Nissan Pulsar, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Holden Cruze's 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Cruze or the Nissan Pulsar?
The Nissan Pulsar, at 510 L to the Holden Cruze's 440 L, for their newest versions.
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