Cadillac Elr vs Chevrolet Spark

The Spark costs less to run, by the official figures: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 in the US.

Chevrolet Spark

Side by side

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

Cadillac ElrChevrolet Spark

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,535
$2,306 (better)
Australia
$2,099
$1,907 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,540
£1,401 (better)
United States
$1,959
$1,781 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.8 L/100km
7.1 L/100km (better)
UK
36 mpg
40 mpg (better)
US
30 mpg
33 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
491 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Length
–
3,635 mm

Engine

Engine
–
1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
73 kW
Torque
–
127 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
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.

Elr or Spark?

Which is cheaper to run, the Cadillac Elr or the Chevrolet Spark?

The Chevrolet Spark: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 in the US than the Cadillac Elr at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Cadillac Elr or the Chevrolet Spark?

The Chevrolet Spark, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Cadillac Elr's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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