Compare · 2 vehicles

Cheaper to buy isn’t cheaper to own

Comparing the Chery Tiggo 4 Cross (R309,900) and Toyota Corolla Cross (R506,100) – see how price, engine, warranty and safety stack up below.

The instalment, the fuel bill and the five-year figure — worked out on your deposit, your rate and your driving. Every specification below comes from a verified record.

Fuel costs aren't shown — these vehicles' consumption figures come from different test cycles and aren't directly comparable.

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Chery

Tiggo 4 Cross

LiT CVT 1.5L

R309 900

Total per month

R5 417/month excl. fuel

14/23 verified

Full specifications

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Toyota

Corolla Cross

1.8 HEV XS

R506 100

Total per month

R8 846/month excl. fuel

12/23 verified

Full specifications

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Cost to own

Purchase price

R309 900

R506 100+R196 200

Monthly instalment

R5 417

R8 846+R3 429

Still owing after five years

R61 044

R99 691+R38 647

Fuel cost and total cost-to-own are not shown for this comparison — see note above.

Engine and drivetrain

Fuel type

Not published

95 / 93 unleaded

Engine

1.5 L

1.8 L

Power

83 kW−7 kW

90 kW

Torque

170 Nm

Not published

Transmission

CVT

Drivetrain

FWD

Fuel and range

Consumption

7.3 L/100km+3.0 L/100km

4.3 L/100km

CO2 emissions

167 g/km

Not published

Space and practicality

Seats

Doors

Braked towing

1 300 kg

Not published

Length

4 351 mm

4 460 mm

Most manufacturers don’t state which measurement standard they use, so boot figures are approximate for comparison.

Ownership and cover

Warranty

5 yr / 150 000 km

3 yr / 100 000 km

Service plan

3 yr / 45 000 km

90 000 km

Service interval

Not published

15 000 km

Safety and off-road

Airbags

Not published

What we haven’t verified yet

Blank cells are figures the manufacturer doesn’t publish for South Africa, or that we haven’t confirmed against an official source. We leave them empty rather than estimating them.

Chery Tiggo 4 Cross — 9 fields outstanding: Gears, Fuel type, Tank size, Range per tank, Boot (all seats up), Boot (seats folded), Boot (behind 2nd row), Ground clearance, Service interval
Toyota Corolla Cross — 11 fields outstanding: Torque, Gears, Tank size, Range per tank, CO2 emissions, Boot (all seats up), Boot (seats folded), Boot (behind 2nd row), Braked towing, Ground clearance, Airbags

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Cost-to-own figures are illustrative only: a standard reducing-balance loan calculation using the deposit, trade-in, balloon, interest rate, term and driving assumptions above, plus fuel at the price you set. They exclude insurance, licensing and servicing, and are not a loan quote — get a real quote from our Finance Calculator. Specifications shown are the fields we’ve verified against official South African sources for each vehicle; anything not shown is marked “Not published” rather than estimated.