Daihatsu Rocky vs Nissan Note

The Note costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Nissan Note

Side by side

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

Daihatsu RockyNissan Note

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,164
$1,132 (better)
Australia
$963
$938 (better)
United Kingdom
£707
£688 (better)
United States
$899
$874 (better)

Official figures

Uses
3.6 L/100km
3.5 L/100km (better)
UK
78 mpg
81 mpg (better)
US
65 mpg
67 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
1,029 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
280 L
Length
–
4,045 mm
Weight
–
1,230 kg

Engine

Engine
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1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol engine (series hybrid; drives generator)
Power
–
85 kW
Torque
–
280 Nm
Gearbox
–
Single-speed reduction gear
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
–
★★★★☆

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.

Rocky or Note?

Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Rocky or the Nissan Note?

The Nissan Note: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Daihatsu Rocky at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Rocky or the Nissan Note?

The Nissan Note, at 3.5 L/100km (81 mpg UK, 67 mpg US) to the Daihatsu Rocky's 3.6 L/100km (78 mpg UK, 65 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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