Fiat 500 vs Toyota Prius
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,410
- $1,336 (better)
- Australia
- $1,168
- $1,107 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £857
- £811 (better)
- United States
- $1,089
- $1,032 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.4 L/100km
- 4.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 803 km
- 1,041 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 185 L
- 502 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 800 kg (better)
- 0 kg
- Length
- 3,571 mm
- 4,600 mm
- Weight
- 980 kg
- 1,420 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- 52 kW
- 144 kW (better)
- Torque
- 90 Nm
- 142 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- CVT (e-CVT)
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
500 or Prius?
Which uses less fuel, the Fiat 500 or the Toyota Prius?
The Toyota Prius, at 4.1 L/100km (68 mpg UK, 57 mpg US) to the Fiat 500's 4.4 L/100km (65 mpg UK, 54 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Fiat 500 or the Toyota Prius?
The Toyota Prius, at 502 L to the Fiat 500's 185 L, for their newest versions.
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