Smart Forfour vs Toyota Sai

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Toyota Sai

Side by side

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

Smart ForfourToyota Sai

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,459
$1,455 (better)
Australia
$1,207
$1,204 (better)
United Kingdom
£886
£884 (better)
United States
$1,127
$1,124 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.5 L/100km
4.5 L/100km (better)
UK
63 mpg
63 mpg (better)
US
52 mpg
52 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
1,222 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Length
–
4,695 mm
Weight
–
1,630 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
FWD

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.

Forfour or Sai?

Which uses less fuel, the Smart Forfour or the Toyota Sai?

The Toyota Sai, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Smart Forfour's 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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