Citroën C4 Cactus vs SEAT Arona
The C4 Cactus costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,653 (better)
- $1,669
- Australia
- $1,370 (better)
- $1,384
- United Kingdom
- £1,004 (better)
- £1,014
- United States
- $1,277 (better)
- $1,289
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.1 L/100km (better)
- 5.2 L/100km
- UK
- 55 mpg (better)
- 55 mpg
- US
- 46 mpg (better)
- 46 mpg
- On a full tank
- 978 km (better)
- 775 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 348 L
- 399 L (better)
- Length
- 4,171 mm
- 4,138 mm
- Weight
- 1,038 kg
- 1,232 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 81 kW
- 83 kW (better)
- Torque
- 205 Nm (better)
- 188 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- 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.
C4 Cactus or Arona?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C4 Cactus or the SEAT Arona?
The Citroën C4 Cactus: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the SEAT Arona at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C4 Cactus or the SEAT Arona?
The Citroën C4 Cactus, at 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the SEAT Arona's 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën C4 Cactus or the SEAT Arona?
The SEAT Arona, at 399 L to the Citroën C4 Cactus's 348 L, for their newest versions.
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