Ford Laser vs Hyundai Getz

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

Ford LaserHyundai Getz

Side by side

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

Ford LaserHyundai Getz

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,199 (better)
$2,222
Australia
$1,821 (better)
$1,839
United Kingdom
£1,336 (better)
£1,350
United States
$1,699 (better)
$1,716

Official figures

Uses
6.8 L/100km (better)
6.9 L/100km
UK
42 mpg (better)
41 mpg
US
35 mpg (better)
34 mpg
On a full tank
–
655 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Length
–
3,810 mm

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
70 kW
Torque
–
125 Nm
Gearbox
–
5-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Laser or Getz?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Laser or the Hyundai Getz?

The Ford Laser: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Hyundai Getz at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Laser or the Hyundai Getz?

The Ford Laser, at 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Hyundai Getz's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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