Hyundai Santa Fe vs Toyota Corolla Cross

The Corolla Cross costs less to run, by the official figures: about $360 a year less in New Zealand, $300 in Australia, £220 in the UK and $280 in the US.

Hyundai Santa FeToyota Corolla Cross

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Hyundai Santa FeToyota Corolla Cross

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,173
$1,811 (better)
Australia
$1,798
$1,498 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,320
£1,100 (better)
United States
$1,679
$1,399 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.7 L/100km
5.6 L/100km (better)
UK
42 mpg
50 mpg (better)
US
35 mpg
42 mpg (better)
On a full tank
997 km (better)
839 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
382 L
436 L (better)
Towing, braked
2,500 kg (better)
750 kg
Length
4,785 mm
4,460 mm
Weight
1,735 kg
1,380 kg

Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
Power
200 kW (better)
126 kW
Torque
331 Nm (better)
202 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
Continuously variable automatic (CVT)
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
7
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.

Santa Fe or Corolla Cross?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Santa Fe or the Toyota Corolla Cross?

The Toyota Corolla Cross: about $360 a year less in New Zealand, $300 in Australia, £220 in the UK and $280 in the US than the Hyundai Santa Fe at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Santa Fe or the Toyota Corolla Cross?

The Toyota Corolla Cross, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Hyundai Santa Fe's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Santa Fe or the Toyota Corolla Cross?

The Toyota Corolla Cross, at 436 L to the Hyundai Santa Fe's 382 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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