Buick Encore vs SsangYong Tivoli

The Encore costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Buick EncoreSsangYong Tivoli

Side by side

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

Buick EncoreSsangYong Tivoli

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,535 (better)
$2,545
Australia
$2,097 (better)
$2,105
United Kingdom
£1,540 (better)
£1,546
United States
$1,959 (better)
$1,966

Official figures

Uses
7.8 L/100km (better)
7.9 L/100km
UK
36 mpg (better)
36 mpg
US
30 mpg (better)
30 mpg
On a full tank
663 km (better)
597 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
532 L (better)
423 L
Length
4,277 mm
4,225 mm
Weight
1,400 kg
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Engine

Engine
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
101 kW
120 kW (better)
Torque
200 Nm
280 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Encore or Tivoli?

Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Encore or the SsangYong Tivoli?

The Buick Encore: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the SsangYong Tivoli at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Buick Encore or the SsangYong Tivoli?

The Buick Encore, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the SsangYong Tivoli's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Buick Encore or the SsangYong Tivoli?

The Buick Encore, at 532 L to the SsangYong Tivoli's 423 L, for their newest versions.

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