Mitsubishi Colt vs Škoda Rapid
The Colt costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,772 (better)
- $1,779
- Australia
- $1,466 (better)
- $1,471
- United Kingdom
- £1,077 (better)
- £1,081
- United States
- $1,369 (better)
- $1,374
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- UK
- 52 mpg (better)
- 51 mpg
- US
- 43 mpg (better)
- 43 mpg
- On a full tank
- 858 km
- 1,000 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 550 L
- Length
- 3,870 mm
- 4,483 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,170 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 80 kW
- 81 kW (better)
- Torque
- 140 Nm
- 175 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
Colt or Rapid?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi Colt or the Škoda Rapid?
The Mitsubishi Colt: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Škoda Rapid at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi Colt or the Škoda Rapid?
The Mitsubishi Colt, at 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Škoda Rapid's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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