Chevrolet Cruze vs Hyundai Accent
The Cruze costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,057 (better)
- $2,070
- Australia
- $1,704 (better)
- $1,716
- 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
- UK
- 44 mpg (better)
- 44 mpg
- US
- 37 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- On a full tank
- 692 km (better)
- 672 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 405 L (better)
- 388 L
- Length
- 4,614 mm
- 4,385 mm
- Weight
- 1,270 kg
- 1,140 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 83 kW
- 89 kW (better)
- Torque
- 141 Nm
- 151 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 10 (better)
- 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.
Cruze or Accent?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Cruze or the Hyundai Accent?
The Chevrolet Cruze: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Hyundai Accent at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Cruze or the Hyundai Accent?
The Chevrolet Cruze, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Hyundai Accent's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Cruze or the Hyundai Accent?
The Chevrolet Cruze, at 405 L to the Hyundai Accent's 388 L, for their newest versions.
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