Hyundai Getz vs Smart Forfour

The Forfour costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in Australia.

Hyundai Getz

Side by side

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

Hyundai GetzSmart Forfour

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$1,206
$1,198 (better)
New Zealand
$1,455
$1,446 (better)
United Kingdom
£884
£878 (better)
United States
$1,124
$1,117 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.5 L/100km
4.5 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
1,000 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
255 L
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Length
3,810 mm
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Weight
1,000 kg
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Engine

Engine
1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
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Power
70 kW
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Torque
125 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.

Getz or Forfour?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Getz or the Smart Forfour?

The Smart Forfour: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Hyundai Getz at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Getz or the Smart Forfour?

The Smart Forfour, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 53 mpg US) to the Hyundai Getz's 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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