Audi A1 vs Škoda Scala
The Scala costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $1,843
- $1,792 (better)
- Australia
- $1,525
- $1,482 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,120
- £1,088 (better)
- United States
- $1,424
- $1,384 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.7 L/100km
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 50 mpg
- 51 mpg (better)
- US
- 41 mpg
- 42 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 702 km
- 903 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 335 L
- 467 L (better)
- Length
- 4,029 mm
- 4,362 mm
- Weight
- 1,100 kg
- 1,250 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 70 kW
- 81 kW (better)
- Torque
- 175 Nm
- 200 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
A1 or Scala?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A1 or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Audi A1 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A1 or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Audi A1's 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A1 or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala, at 467 L to the Audi A1's 335 L, for their newest versions.
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