Opel Astra vs Peugeot 408
The 408 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
- $1,233
- $1,206 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,488
- $1,455 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £904
- £884 (better)
- United States
- $1,149
- $1,124 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.6 L/100km
- 4.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,043 km
- 1,156 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 371 L
- 536 L (better)
- Length
- 4,369 mm
- 4,687 mm
- Weight
- 1,270 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 96 kW
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 210 Nm
- 230 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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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.
Astra or 408?
Which is cheaper to run, the Opel Astra or the Peugeot 408?
The Peugeot 408: about $30 a year less in Australia than the Opel Astra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Opel Astra or the Peugeot 408?
The Peugeot 408, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Opel Astra's 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Opel Astra or the Peugeot 408?
The Peugeot 408, at 536 L to the Opel Astra's 371 L, for their newest versions.
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