Mini Hatch vs Scion iQ
The Hatch costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $2,047 (better)
- $2,057
- Australia
- $1,693 (better)
- $1,701
- United Kingdom
- £1,244 (better)
- £1,250
- United States
- $1,582 (better)
- $1,589
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.3 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- UK
- 45 mpg (better)
- 44 mpg
- US
- 37 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- On a full tank
- 695 km (better)
- 503 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 211 L
- –
- Length
- 3,821 mm
- 2,985 mm
- Weight
- 1,160 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 100 kW (better)
- 70 kW
- Torque
- 220 Nm (better)
- 123 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- –
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.
Hatch or iQ?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mini Hatch or the Scion iQ?
The Mini Hatch: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Scion iQ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mini Hatch or the Scion iQ?
The Mini Hatch, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Scion iQ's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
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