Suzuki Cultus vs Toyota Echo

The Echo costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Suzuki Cultus

Side by side

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

Suzuki CultusToyota Echo

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,889
$1,866 (better)
Australia
$1,562
$1,544 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,147
£1,134 (better)
United States
$1,459
$1,442 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.8 L/100km
5.8 L/100km (better)
UK
48 mpg
49 mpg (better)
US
40 mpg
41 mpg (better)
On a full tank
599 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Engine

Engine
1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
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Power
49 kW
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Torque
90 Nm
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Gearbox
5-speed manual
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Drive
FWD
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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.

Cultus or Echo?

Which is cheaper to run, the Suzuki Cultus or the Toyota Echo?

The Toyota Echo: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Suzuki Cultus at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Suzuki Cultus or the Toyota Echo?

The Toyota Echo, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 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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