Kia Spectra vs Toyota Altezza
The Altezza costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $2,425
- $2,406 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,927
- $2,901 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,762 (better)
- United States
- $2,261
- $2,241 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 9.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 575 km
- 725 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 432 L
- –
- Length
- 4,426 mm
- 4,400 mm
- Weight
- 1,275 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 104 kW
- 154 kW (better)
- Torque
- 186 Nm
- 206 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Spectra or Altezza?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Spectra or the Toyota Altezza?
The Toyota Altezza: about $20 a year less in Australia than the Kia Spectra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Spectra or the Toyota Altezza?
The Toyota Altezza, at 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Kia Spectra's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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