Holden Spark vs Škoda Scala
The Spark costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $1,779 (better)
- $1,792
- Australia
- $1,471 (better)
- $1,482
- United Kingdom
- £1,081 (better)
- £1,088
- United States
- $1,374 (better)
- $1,384
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- UK
- 51 mpg (better)
- 51 mpg
- US
- 43 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- On a full tank
- 636 km
- 903 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 170 L
- 467 L (better)
- Length
- 3,635 mm
- 4,362 mm
- Weight
- 1,000 kg
- 1,250 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 75 kW
- 81 kW (better)
- Torque
- 128 Nm
- 200 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
Spark or Scala?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Spark or the Škoda Scala?
The Holden Spark: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Škoda Scala at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Spark or the Škoda Scala?
The Holden Spark, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Škoda Scala's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Spark or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala, at 467 L to the Holden Spark's 170 L, for their newest versions.
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