BYD Shark 6 vs Toyota Yaris

The Shark 6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $270 a year less in Australia.

Toyota Yaris

Side by side

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

BYD Shark 6Toyota Yaris

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$536 (better)
$805
New Zealand
$647 (better)
$970
United Kingdom
£393 (better)
£589
United States
$500 (better)
$750

Official figures

Uses
2.0 L/100km (better)
3.0 L/100km
On a full tank
–
1,200 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
368 L
Length
–
3,940 mm
Weight
–
1,085 kg

Engine

Engine
–
1.5 L naturally aspirated 3-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
–
85 kW
Torque
–
141 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT automatic
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
8

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.

Shark 6 or Yaris?

Which is cheaper to run, the BYD Shark 6 or the Toyota Yaris?

The BYD Shark 6: about $270 a year less in Australia than the Toyota Yaris at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BYD Shark 6 or the Toyota Yaris?

The BYD Shark 6, at 2.0 L/100km (141 mpg UK, 118 mpg US) to the Toyota Yaris's 3.0 L/100km (94 mpg UK, 78 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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