Nissan Cube vs Toyota Ractis
The Ractis costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $1,420
- $1,386 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,714
- $1,672 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,041
- £1,016 (better)
- United States
- $1,324
- $1,292 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.3 L/100km
- 5.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 868 km (better)
- 812 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 3,980 mm
- 3,999 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,090 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 80 kW
- –
- Torque
- 140 Nm
- –
- Gearbox
- CVT
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Cube or Ractis?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Cube or the Toyota Ractis?
The Toyota Ractis: about $30 a year less in Australia than the Nissan Cube at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Cube or the Toyota Ractis?
The Toyota Ractis, at 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 45 mpg US) to the Nissan Cube's 5.3 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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