Citroën DS3 vs Kia Niro
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,520
- $1,520
- Australia
- $1,257
- $1,257
- United Kingdom
- £923
- £923
- United States
- $1,174
- $1,174
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.7 L/100km
- 4.7 L/100km
- UK
- 60 mpg
- 60 mpg
- US
- 50 mpg
- 50 mpg
- On a full tank
- 936 km (better)
- 894 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 283 L
- 451 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,110 kg
- Length
- 4,118 mm
- 4,420 mm
- Weight
- 1,145 kg
- 1,474 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder GDi petrol with electric motor (hybrid)
- Power
- 96 kW
- 104 kW (better)
- Torque
- 230 Nm
- 265 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
DS3 or Niro?
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën DS3 or the Kia Niro?
The Kia Niro, at 451 L to the Citroën DS3's 283 L, for their newest versions.
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