Chevrolet Spark vs Hyundai Veloster

The Spark costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,150 a year less in New Zealand, $950 in Australia, £700 in the UK and $890 in the US.

Chevrolet SparkHyundai Veloster

Side by side

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

Chevrolet SparkHyundai Veloster

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,306 (better)
$3,457
Australia
$1,907 (better)
$2,860
United Kingdom
£1,401 (better)
£2,100
United States
$1,781 (better)
$2,671

Official figures

Uses
7.1 L/100km (better)
10.7 L/100km
UK
40 mpg (better)
26 mpg
US
33 mpg (better)
22 mpg
On a full tank
491 km (better)
468 km

Space

Seats
5
4
Boot
–
303 L
Length
3,635 mm
4,240 mm
Weight
–
1,300 kg

Engine

Engine
1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
73 kW
110 kW (better)
Torque
127 Nm
179 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
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.

Spark or Veloster?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Spark or the Hyundai Veloster?

The Chevrolet Spark: about $1,150 a year less in New Zealand, $950 in Australia, £700 in the UK and $890 in the US than the Hyundai Veloster at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Spark or the Hyundai Veloster?

The Chevrolet Spark, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Hyundai Veloster's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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