Saturn Vue vs Volkswagen Touareg
The Touareg costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,717
- $2,710 (better)
- Australia
- $2,247
- $2,242 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,650
- £1,646 (better)
- United States
- $2,099
- $2,094 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.4 L/100km
- 8.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 34 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- US
- 28 mpg
- 28 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 774 km
- 895 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 697 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,878 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,070 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- 126 kW
- 170 kW (better)
- Torque
- 217 Nm
- 500 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- 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.
Vue or Touareg?
Which is cheaper to run, the Saturn Vue or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Volkswagen Touareg: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Saturn Vue at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Saturn Vue or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Volkswagen Touareg, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Saturn Vue's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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