Pontiac Parisienne vs Porsche 944

The Parisienne costs less to run, by the official figures: about $600 a year less in New Zealand, $500 in Australia, £370 in the UK and $470 in the US.

Side by side

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

Pontiac ParisiennePorsche 944

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,622 (better)
$4,227
Australia
$3,001 (better)
$3,502
United Kingdom
£2,200 (better)
£2,568
United States
$2,798 (better)
$3,266

Official figures

Uses
11.2 L/100km (better)
13.1 L/100km
UK
25 mpg (better)
22 mpg
US
21 mpg (better)
18 mpg

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.

Parisienne or 944?

Which is cheaper to run, the Pontiac Parisienne or the Porsche 944?

The Pontiac Parisienne: about $600 a year less in New Zealand, $500 in Australia, £370 in the UK and $470 in the US than the Porsche 944 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Pontiac Parisienne or the Porsche 944?

The Pontiac Parisienne, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Porsche 944's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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