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Holden Colorado vs Volkswagen Transporter

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Holden Colorado
Holden Colorado

$19,799 - $56,990

2020 price

Volkswagen Transporter
Volkswagen Transporter

$39,989 - $47,992

2021 price

Summary

2020 Holden Colorado
2021 Volkswagen Transporter
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 2.8L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
8.7L/100km (combined)

7.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

3
Dislikes
  • Basic cabin
  • Noisy engine
  • Roll-away tonneau cover is fiddly

  • No ANCAP rating
  • Small kerbside mirror
  • Noise levels at highway speeds
2020 Holden Colorado Summary

The Holden Colorado is a quiet achiever in the ute market: it has a solid rep as a work-and-play vehicle, generally records positive results in objective editorial reviews and comparisons, and it sells well.

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2021 Volkswagen Transporter Summary

The VW Transporter has been in production for more than 70 years, as its bloodline can be traced back to the original rear-engine split-window ‘Kombi’ launched in 1950. So, during those seven decades, the German manufacturer has no doubt learned a thing or ten about building light commercial vans.

The current T-series of Transporters was launched in 1990, which was the first of six generations culminating in the current T6 range, that comprises not only work-focused vans but also people-mover, campervan and cab-chassis variants.

VW recently released a 6.1 version of vans and people-movers. That decimal point brings significant upgrades of standard safety equipment, headlined by City Emergency Brake (CEB), plus new variants. We recently put a Transporter 6.1 to work for a week and discovered a very capable mid-sized (2.5 to 3.5-tonne GVM) van with few flaws.

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