Ford Escape vs Kia Stonic
The Stonic costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $1,785
- $1,746 (better)
- Australia
- $1,477
- $1,447 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,085
- £1,061 (better)
- United States
- $1,379
- $1,349 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 51 mpg
- 52 mpg (better)
- US
- 43 mpg
- 44 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 978 km (better)
- 833 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 556 L (better)
- 352 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,614 mm
- 4,140 mm
- Weight
- 1,600 kg
- 1,195 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 134 kW (better)
- 73 kW
- Torque
- 240 Nm (better)
- 172 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- 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.
Escape or Stonic?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Escape or the Kia Stonic?
The Kia Stonic: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Ford Escape at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Escape or the Kia Stonic?
The Kia Stonic, at 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Ford Escape's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Escape or the Kia Stonic?
The Ford Escape, at 556 L to the Kia Stonic's 352 L, for their newest versions.
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