Ford Fiesta vs Holden Astra
The Astra 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
- $2,037
- $1,999 (better)
- Australia
- $1,685
- $1,653 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,238
- £1,214 (better)
- United States
- $1,574
- $1,544 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.3 L/100km
- 6.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 45 mpg
- 46 mpg (better)
- US
- 37 mpg
- 38 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 667 km
- 777 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 292 L
- 360 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,040 mm
- 4,386 mm
- Weight
- 1,113 kg
- 1,304 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 74 kW
- 96 kW (better)
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- 240 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Fiesta or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Fiesta or the Holden Astra?
The Holden Astra: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Ford Fiesta at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Fiesta or the Holden Astra?
The Holden Astra, at 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Ford Fiesta's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Fiesta or the Holden Astra?
The Holden Astra, at 360 L to the Ford Fiesta's 292 L, for their newest versions.
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