Porsche Boxster vs Volkswagen Eos
The Eos costs less to run, by the official figures: about $410 a year less in New Zealand, $340 in Australia, £250 in the UK and $320 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
- $3,457
- $3,043 (better)
- Australia
- $2,860
- $2,519 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,100
- £1,849 (better)
- United States
- $2,671
- $2,351 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 26 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- US
- 22 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 599 km (better)
- 574 km
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 204 L
- Length
- 4,379 mm
- 4,409 mm
- Weight
- 1,335 kg
- 1,511 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 220 kW (better)
- 147 kW
- Torque
- 380 Nm (better)
- 280 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
Boxster or Eos?
Which is cheaper to run, the Porsche Boxster or the Volkswagen Eos?
The Volkswagen Eos: about $410 a year less in New Zealand, $340 in Australia, £250 in the UK and $320 in the US than the Porsche Boxster at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Porsche Boxster or the Volkswagen Eos?
The Volkswagen Eos, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Porsche Boxster's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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