Hyundai I20 vs Volkswagen Golf
The I20 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $700 a year less in New Zealand, $580 in Australia, £420 in the UK and $540 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
- $2,231 (better)
- $2,927
- Australia
- $1,846 (better)
- $2,421
- United Kingdom
- £1,356 (better)
- £1,778
- United States
- $1,724 (better)
- $2,261
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- 9.1 L/100km
- UK
- 41 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- US
- 34 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- On a full tank
- 580 km (better)
- 552 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 352 L
- 374 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,400 kg
- Length
- 4,065 mm
- 4,284 mm
- Weight
- 1,140 kg
- 1,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol, 48V mild hybrid
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 74 kW
- 110 kW (better)
- Torque
- 145 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Airbags
- 6
- 8 (better)
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.
I20 or Golf?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai I20 or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Hyundai I20: about $700 a year less in New Zealand, $580 in Australia, £420 in the UK and $540 in the US than the Volkswagen Golf at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai I20 or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Hyundai I20, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Golf's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai I20 or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Volkswagen Golf, at 374 L to the Hyundai I20's 352 L, for their newest versions.
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