Fiat Punto vs Volkswagen Polo

The Punto costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Fiat PuntoVolkswagen Polo

Side by side

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

Fiat PuntoVolkswagen Polo

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,746 (better)
$1,766
Australia
$1,445 (better)
$1,461
United Kingdom
£1,061 (better)
£1,073
United States
$1,349 (better)
$1,364

Official figures

Uses
5.4 L/100km (better)
5.5 L/100km
UK
52 mpg (better)
52 mpg
US
44 mpg (better)
43 mpg
On a full tank
833 km (better)
733 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
275 L
333 L (better)
Length
4,030 mm
4,074 mm
Weight
–
1,093 kg

Engine

Engine
1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
57 kW
70 kW (better)
Torque
115 Nm
175 Nm (better)
Gearbox
5-speed manual
5-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
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.

Punto or Polo?

Which is cheaper to run, the Fiat Punto or the Volkswagen Polo?

The Fiat Punto: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Volkswagen Polo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Fiat Punto or the Volkswagen Polo?

The Fiat Punto, at 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Polo's 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Fiat Punto or the Volkswagen Polo?

The Volkswagen Polo, at 333 L to the Fiat Punto's 275 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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