Hyundai Tiburon vs Toyota MR2
The Tiburon costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 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
- $2,936 (better)
- $3,043
- Australia
- $2,430 (better)
- $2,518
- United Kingdom
- £1,784 (better)
- £1,849
- United States
- $2,269 (better)
- $2,351
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- On a full tank
- 606 km
- 638 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 2
- Boot
- –
- 142 L
- Length
- 4,340 mm
- 3,919 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,005 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 104 kW (better)
- 88 kW
- Torque
- 181 Nm (better)
- 140 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Tiburon or MR2?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Tiburon or the Toyota MR2?
The Hyundai Tiburon: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Toyota MR2 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Tiburon or the Toyota MR2?
The Hyundai Tiburon, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Toyota MR2's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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