Škoda Fabia vs Suzuki Cultus
The Fabia costs less to run, by the official figures: about $120 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 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
- $1,769 (better)
- $1,889
- Australia
- $1,466 (better)
- $1,565
- United Kingdom
- £1,075 (better)
- £1,147
- United States
- $1,367 (better)
- $1,459
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.8 L/100km
- UK
- 52 mpg (better)
- 48 mpg
- US
- 43 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- On a full tank
- 731 km (better)
- 599 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 380 L
- –
- Length
- 4,108 mm
- –
- Weight
- 1,199 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 70 kW (better)
- 49 kW
- Torque
- 175 Nm (better)
- 90 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Fabia or Cultus?
Which is cheaper to run, the Škoda Fabia or the Suzuki Cultus?
The Škoda Fabia: about $120 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US than the Suzuki Cultus at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Škoda Fabia or the Suzuki Cultus?
The Škoda Fabia, at 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Suzuki Cultus's 5.8 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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