Citroën Xsara vs Hyundai Excel
The Xsara costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $2,781 (better)
- $2,817
- Australia
- $2,305 (better)
- $2,336
- United Kingdom
- £1,690 (better)
- £1,711
- United States
- $2,149 (better)
- $2,176
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.6 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- UK
- 33 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- US
- 27 mpg (better)
- 27 mpg
- On a full tank
- 698 km (better)
- 517 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 408 L (better)
- 343 L
- Length
- 4,191 mm
- 4,110 mm
- Weight
- 1,141 kg
- 926 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 80 kW (better)
- 64 kW
- Torque
- 147 Nm (better)
- 124 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Xsara or Excel?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën Xsara or the Hyundai Excel?
The Citroën Xsara: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Hyundai Excel at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën Xsara or the Hyundai Excel?
The Citroën Xsara, at 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Hyundai Excel's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën Xsara or the Hyundai Excel?
The Citroën Xsara, at 408 L to the Hyundai Excel's 343 L, for their newest versions.
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