Peugeot 208 vs Toyota Prius c
The Prius c costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $1,682
- $1,653 (better)
- Australia
- $1,391
- $1,367 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,022
- £1,004 (better)
- United States
- $1,299
- $1,277 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.2 L/100km
- 5.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 54 mpg
- 55 mpg (better)
- US
- 45 mpg
- 46 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 846 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 311 L
- –
- Length
- 4,055 mm
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- Weight
- 1,018 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- –
- Power
- 74 kW
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- Torque
- 205 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
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- Drive
- FWD
- –
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- –
- 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.
208 or Prius c?
Which is cheaper to run, the Peugeot 208 or the Toyota Prius c?
The Toyota Prius c: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Peugeot 208 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Peugeot 208 or the Toyota Prius c?
The Toyota Prius c, at 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the Peugeot 208's 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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