Peugeot 307 vs Volkswagen Golf

The Golf costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Peugeot 307Volkswagen Golf

Side by side

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

Peugeot 307Volkswagen Golf

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,975
$2,927 (better)
Australia
$2,461
$2,421 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,808
£1,778 (better)
United States
$2,299
$2,261 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.2 L/100km
9.1 L/100km (better)
UK
31 mpg
31 mpg (better)
US
26 mpg
26 mpg (better)
On a full tank
652 km (better)
552 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
374 L
Towing, braked
–
1,400 kg
Length
4,202 mm
4,284 mm
Weight
–
1,300 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
80 kW
110 kW (better)
Torque
147 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
5-speed manual
8-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
–
8

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.

307 or Golf?

Which is cheaper to run, the Peugeot 307 or the Volkswagen Golf?

The Volkswagen Golf: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Peugeot 307 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Peugeot 307 or the Volkswagen Golf?

The Volkswagen Golf, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Peugeot 307's 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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