Holden Trax vs Volkswagen T-roc

The T-roc costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Holden TraxVolkswagen T-roc

Side by side

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

Holden TraxVolkswagen T-roc

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,167
$2,125 (better)
Australia
$1,792
$1,758 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,316
£1,291 (better)
United States
$1,674
$1,642 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.7 L/100km
6.6 L/100km (better)
UK
42 mpg
43 mpg (better)
US
35 mpg
36 mpg (better)
On a full tank
776 km (better)
761 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
445 L
Length
4,248 mm
4,234 mm
Weight
–
1,320 kg

Engine

Engine
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
103 kW
110 kW (better)
Torque
200 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
7-speed dual-clutch
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.

Trax or T-roc?

Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Trax or the Volkswagen T-roc?

The Volkswagen T-roc: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Holden Trax at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Holden Trax or the Volkswagen T-roc?

The Volkswagen T-roc, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Holden Trax's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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