Hyundai Ioniq vs Toyota Auris

The Auris costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in Australia.

Hyundai IoniqToyota Auris

Side by side

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

Hyundai IoniqToyota Auris

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$911
$884 (better)
New Zealand
$1,100
$1,067 (better)
United Kingdom
£668
£648 (better)
United States
$849
$825 (better)

Official figures

Uses
3.4 L/100km
3.3 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
1,324 km
1,515 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
443 L (better)
360 L
Length
4,470 mm
4,370 mm
Weight
1,400 kg
1,300 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.2 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
104 kW (better)
85 kW
Torque
265 Nm (better)
185 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed dual-clutch
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
–
7

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.

Ioniq or Auris?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Toyota Auris?

The Toyota Auris: about $30 a year less in Australia than the Hyundai Ioniq at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Toyota Auris?

The Toyota Auris, at 3.3 L/100km (86 mpg UK, 71 mpg US) to the Hyundai Ioniq's 3.4 L/100km (83 mpg UK, 69 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Toyota Auris?

The Hyundai Ioniq, at 443 L to the Toyota Auris's 360 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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