Suzuki Swift vs Toyota Corolla
The Corolla costs less to run, by the official figures: about $190 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
- $1,254
- $1,059 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,514
- $1,277 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £919
- £776 (better)
- United States
- $1,169
- $987 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.7 L/100km
- 4.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 791 km
- 1,089 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 265 L (better)
- 217 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,300 kg
- Length
- 3,840 mm
- 4,375 mm
- Weight
- 875 kg
- 1,370 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid
- Power
- 66 kW
- 90 kW (better)
- Torque
- 120 Nm
- 142 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- CVT automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★☆☆
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 7 (better)
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.
Swift or Corolla?
Which is cheaper to run, the Suzuki Swift or the Toyota Corolla?
The Toyota Corolla: about $190 a year less in Australia than the Suzuki Swift at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Suzuki Swift or the Toyota Corolla?
The Toyota Corolla, at 4.0 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US) to the Suzuki Swift's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Suzuki Swift or the Toyota Corolla?
The Suzuki Swift, at 265 L to the Toyota Corolla's 217 L, for their newest versions.
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