Holden VY vs Rolls-Royce Phantom
The VY costs less to run, by the official figures: about $870 a year less in New Zealand, $720 in Australia, £530 in the UK and $670 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
- $4,980 (better)
- $5,850
- Australia
- $4,120 (better)
- $4,839
- United Kingdom
- £3,026 (better)
- £3,554
- United States
- $3,848 (better)
- $4,520
Official figures
- Uses
- 15.4 L/100km (better)
- 18.1 L/100km
- UK
- 18 mpg (better)
- 16 mpg
- US
- 15 mpg (better)
- 13 mpg
- On a full tank
- 487 km
- 498 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 548 L
- Length
- 4,891 mm
- 5,762 mm
- Weight
- 1,500 kg
- 2,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.8 L V6 petrol
- 6.75 L V12 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 152 kW
- 420 kW (better)
- Torque
- 305 Nm
- 900 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
VY or Phantom?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden VY or the Rolls-Royce Phantom?
The Holden VY: about $870 a year less in New Zealand, $720 in Australia, £530 in the UK and $670 in the US than the Rolls-Royce Phantom at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden VY or the Rolls-Royce Phantom?
The Holden VY, at 15.4 L/100km (18 mpg UK, 15 mpg US) to the Rolls-Royce Phantom's 18.1 L/100km (16 mpg UK, 13 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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