Mitsubishi Pajero vs SEAT Tarraco

The Tarraco costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.

Mitsubishi PajeroSEAT Tarraco

Side by side

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

Mitsubishi PajeroSEAT Tarraco

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,587
$2,581 (better)
Australia
$2,140
$2,135 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,572
£1,568 (better)
United States
$1,999
$1,994 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.0 L/100km
8.0 L/100km (better)
UK
35 mpg
35 mpg (better)
US
29 mpg
29 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,100 km (better)
752 km

Space

Seats
7
7
Boot
1,081 L
–
Towing, braked
3,000 kg
–
Length
4,900 mm
4,735 mm
Weight
2,165 kg
1,530 kg

Engine

Engine
3.8 L V6 petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
184 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
327 Nm (better)
250 Nm
Gearbox
5-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
4WD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
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.

Pajero or Tarraco?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi Pajero or the SEAT Tarraco?

The SEAT Tarraco: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Mitsubishi Pajero at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi Pajero or the SEAT Tarraco?

The SEAT Tarraco, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Pajero's 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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