Holden Barina vs Hyundai I20
The I20 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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
- $2,364
- $2,231 (better)
- Australia
- $1,955
- $1,846 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,436
- £1,356 (better)
- United States
- $1,826
- $1,724 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.3 L/100km
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 39 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- US
- 32 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 629 km (better)
- 580 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 290 L
- 352 L (better)
- Length
- 4,039 mm
- 4,065 mm
- Weight
- 1,220 kg
- 1,140 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol, 48V mild hybrid
- Power
- 85 kW (better)
- 74 kW
- Torque
- 155 Nm (better)
- 145 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- 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.
Barina or I20?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Barina or the Hyundai I20?
The Hyundai I20: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Holden Barina at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Barina or the Hyundai I20?
The Hyundai I20, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Holden Barina's 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Barina or the Hyundai I20?
The Hyundai I20, at 352 L to the Holden Barina's 290 L, for their newest versions.
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