Chevrolet Sonic vs Fiat 124 Spider
The 124 Spider costs less to run, by the official figures: about $750 a year less in New Zealand, $620 in Australia, £450 in the UK and $580 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
- $2,623
- $1,876 (better)
- Australia
- $2,173
- $1,554 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,593
- £1,140 (better)
- United States
- $2,026
- $1,449 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 35 mpg
- 49 mpg (better)
- US
- 29 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
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.
Sonic or 124 Spider?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Sonic or the Fiat 124 Spider?
The Fiat 124 Spider: about $750 a year less in New Zealand, $620 in Australia, £450 in the UK and $580 in the US than the Chevrolet Sonic at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Sonic or the Fiat 124 Spider?
The Fiat 124 Spider, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Sonic's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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