Alfa Romeo Mito vs Mitsubishi Colt

The Colt costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Alfa Romeo MitoMitsubishi Colt

Side by side

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

Alfa Romeo MitoMitsubishi Colt

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,763
$1,730 (better)
Australia
$1,458
$1,434 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,071
£1,051 (better)
United States
$1,362
$1,337 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.5 L/100km
5.4 L/100km (better)
UK
52 mpg
53 mpg (better)
US
43 mpg
44 mpg (better)
On a full tank
826 km
879 km (better)

Space

Seats
4
5
Boot
270 L (better)
203 L
Length
4,063 mm
3,870 mm
Weight
1,155 kg
1,015 kg

Engine

Engine
1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
57 kW
80 kW (better)
Torque
120 Nm
140 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed manual
5-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
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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.

Mito or Colt?

Which is cheaper to run, the Alfa Romeo Mito or the Mitsubishi Colt?

The Mitsubishi Colt: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Alfa Romeo Mito at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Alfa Romeo Mito or the Mitsubishi Colt?

The Mitsubishi Colt, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Alfa Romeo Mito's 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Alfa Romeo Mito or the Mitsubishi Colt?

The Alfa Romeo Mito, at 270 L to the Mitsubishi Colt's 203 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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