Holden Barina vs Hyundai Veloster
The Barina costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,090 a year less in New Zealand, $900 in Australia, £660 in the UK and $840 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 (better)
- $3,457
- Australia
- $1,955 (better)
- $2,860
- United Kingdom
- £1,436 (better)
- £2,100
- United States
- $1,826 (better)
- $2,671
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.3 L/100km (better)
- 10.7 L/100km
- UK
- 39 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- US
- 32 mpg (better)
- 22 mpg
- On a full tank
- 629 km (better)
- 468 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 290 L
- 303 L (better)
- Length
- 4,039 mm
- 4,240 mm
- Weight
- 1,220 kg
- 1,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 85 kW
- 110 kW (better)
- Torque
- 155 Nm
- 179 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- 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.
Barina or Veloster?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Barina or the Hyundai Veloster?
The Holden Barina: about $1,090 a year less in New Zealand, $900 in Australia, £660 in the UK and $840 in the US than the Hyundai Veloster at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Barina or the Hyundai Veloster?
The Holden Barina, at 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Hyundai Veloster's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Barina or the Hyundai Veloster?
The Hyundai Veloster, at 303 L to the Holden Barina's 290 L, for their newest versions.
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