Land Rover Defender vs Nissan Xterra
The Defender costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,850 a year less in New Zealand, $1,530 in Australia, £1,120 in the UK and $1,430 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
- $2,629 (better)
- $4,476
- Australia
- $2,178 (better)
- $3,707
- United Kingdom
- £1,597 (better)
- £2,719
- United States
- $2,031 (better)
- $3,458
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- 13.8 L/100km
- UK
- 35 mpg (better)
- 20 mpg
- US
- 29 mpg (better)
- 17 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,107 km (better)
- 578 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 997 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg (better)
- 2,268 kg
- Length
- 5,018 mm
- 4,539 mm
- Weight
- 2,223 kg
- 1,929 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
- 4.0 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 147 kW
- 197 kW (better)
- Torque
- 430 Nm (better)
- 385 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- 4WD
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.
Defender or Xterra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Defender or the Nissan Xterra?
The Land Rover Defender: about $1,850 a year less in New Zealand, $1,530 in Australia, £1,120 in the UK and $1,430 in the US than the Nissan Xterra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Defender or the Nissan Xterra?
The Land Rover Defender, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Nissan Xterra's 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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