Kia Soul vs Mercedes-Benz A250

The A250 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $170 a year less in New Zealand, $140 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $130 in the US.

Kia Soul

Side by side

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

Kia SoulMercedes-Benz A250

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,535
$2,367 (better)
Australia
$2,101
$1,958 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,540
£1,438 (better)
United States
$1,959
$1,829 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.8 L/100km
7.3 L/100km (better)
UK
36 mpg
39 mpg (better)
US
30 mpg
32 mpg (better)
On a full tank
689 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
364 L
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Length
4,195 mm
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Weight
1,300 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
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Power
110 kW
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Torque
179 Nm
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Gearbox
CVT
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Drive
FWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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Euro NCAP
★★★★☆
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Airbags
6
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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.

Soul or A250?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Soul or the Mercedes-Benz A250?

The Mercedes-Benz A250: about $170 a year less in New Zealand, $140 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $130 in the US than the Kia Soul at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Soul or the Mercedes-Benz A250?

The Mercedes-Benz A250, at 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Kia Soul's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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