Honda Accord vs Hyundai Elantra
The Elantra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $210 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £130 in the UK and $160 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
- $1,730
- $1,520 (better)
- Australia
- $1,431
- $1,257 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,051
- £923 (better)
- United States
- $1,337
- $1,174 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.4 L/100km
- 4.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 53 mpg
- 60 mpg (better)
- US
- 44 mpg
- 50 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,047 km (better)
- 1,000 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 473 L (better)
- 458 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg (better)
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,971 mm
- 4,620 mm
- Weight
- 1,469 kg
- 1,302 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- Power
- 143 kW (better)
- 112 kW
- Torque
- 260 Nm (better)
- 192 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 10 (better)
- 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.
Accord or Elantra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Accord or the Hyundai Elantra?
The Hyundai Elantra: about $210 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £130 in the UK and $160 in the US than the Honda Accord at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Accord or the Hyundai Elantra?
The Hyundai Elantra, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Honda Accord's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Accord or the Hyundai Elantra?
The Honda Accord, at 473 L to the Hyundai Elantra's 458 L, for their newest versions.
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