Hyundai Sonata vs Toyota Sai

The Sai costs less to run, by the official figures: about $140 a year less in Australia.

Hyundai SonataToyota Sai

Side by side

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

Hyundai SonataToyota Sai

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$1,341
$1,206 (better)
New Zealand
$1,617
$1,455 (better)
United Kingdom
£982
£884 (better)
United States
$1,249
$1,124 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.0 L/100km
4.5 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
1,200 km
1,222 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
453 L
–
Towing, braked
1,300 kg
–
Length
4,900 mm
4,695 mm
Weight
1,333 kg
1,630 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
136 kW
–
Torque
255 Nm
–
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
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.

Sonata or Sai?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Sonata or the Toyota Sai?

The Toyota Sai: about $140 a year less in Australia than the Hyundai Sonata at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Sonata or the Toyota Sai?

The Toyota Sai, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Hyundai Sonata's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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