Ford Puma vs Suzuki Vitara
The Puma costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $1,814 (better)
- $1,869
- Australia
- $1,501 (better)
- $1,546
- United Kingdom
- £1,102 (better)
- £1,136
- United States
- $1,402 (better)
- $1,444
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.6 L/100km (better)
- 5.8 L/100km
- UK
- 50 mpg (better)
- 49 mpg
- US
- 42 mpg (better)
- 41 mpg
- On a full tank
- 749 km
- 813 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 456 L (better)
- 375 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,186 mm
- 4,175 mm
- Weight
- 1,280 kg
- 1,075 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 92 kW (better)
- 86 kW
- Torque
- 170 Nm (better)
- 156 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 5-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.
Puma or Vitara?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Puma or the Suzuki Vitara?
The Ford Puma: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Suzuki Vitara at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Puma or the Suzuki Vitara?
The Ford Puma, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Suzuki Vitara's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Puma or the Suzuki Vitara?
The Ford Puma, at 456 L to the Suzuki Vitara's 375 L, for their newest versions.
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