Ford Focus vs Škoda Scala
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
- $1,730
- $1,720 (better)
- Australia
- $1,435
- $1,428 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,051
- £1,045 (better)
- United States
- $1,337
- $1,329 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.4 L/100km
- 5.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 972 km (better)
- 940 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 375 L
- 467 L (better)
- Length
- 4,378 mm
- 4,362 mm
- Weight
- 1,322 kg
- 1,250 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 92 kW (better)
- 81 kW
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- 200 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Focus or Scala?
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Focus or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala, at 5.3 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Ford Focus's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Focus or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala, at 467 L to the Ford Focus's 375 L, for their newest versions.
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