Scion iQ vs Vauxhall Astra
The iQ costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $1,704 (better)
- $1,715
- New Zealand
- $2,057 (better)
- $2,070
- United Kingdom
- £1,250 (better)
- £1,257
- United States
- $1,589 (better)
- $1,599
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 503 km
- 813 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 422 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,250 kg
- Length
- 2,985 mm
- 4,374 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,266 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 70 kW
- 96 kW (better)
- Torque
- 123 Nm
- 230 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- 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.
iQ or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Scion iQ or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Scion iQ: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Vauxhall Astra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Scion iQ or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Scion iQ, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Vauxhall Astra's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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