Scion iQ vs Vauxhall Astra

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Vauxhall Astra

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Scion iQVauxhall Astra

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,057 (better)
$2,070
Australia
$1,706 (better)
$1,717
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 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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