Ford Fiesta vs Kia Rio
The Rio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $120 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,688
- $1,568 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,037
- $1,892 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,238
- £1,149 (better)
- United States
- $1,574
- $1,462 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.3 L/100km
- 5.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 714 km
- 769 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 328 L (better)
- 300 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 800 kg
- Length
- 4,180 mm
- 4,065 mm
- Weight
- 1,045 kg
- 1,173 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.25 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 60 kW
- 73 kW (better)
- Torque
- 140 Nm (better)
- 133 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★☆☆
- Airbags
- 7 (better)
- 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.
Fiesta or Rio?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Fiesta or the Kia Rio?
The Kia Rio: about $120 a year less in Australia than the Ford Fiesta at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Fiesta or the Kia Rio?
The Kia Rio, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Ford Fiesta's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Fiesta or the Kia Rio?
The Ford Fiesta, at 328 L to the Kia Rio's 300 L, for their newest versions.
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