Daihatsu Altis vs Hyundai Ioniq

The Ioniq 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.

Hyundai Ioniq

Side by side

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

Daihatsu AltisHyundai Ioniq

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,112
$1,100 (better)
Australia
$922
$913 (better)
United Kingdom
£676
£668 (better)
United States
$859
$849 (better)

Official figures

Uses
3.4 L/100km
3.4 L/100km (better)
UK
82 mpg
83 mpg (better)
US
68 mpg
69 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
1,324 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
443 L
Length
–
4,470 mm
Weight
–
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
–
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
–
104 kW
Torque
–
265 Nm
Gearbox
–
6-speed dual-clutch
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

Altis or Ioniq?

Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Altis or the Hyundai Ioniq?

The Hyundai Ioniq: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Daihatsu Altis at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Altis or the Hyundai Ioniq?

The Hyundai Ioniq, at 3.4 L/100km (83 mpg UK, 69 mpg US) to the Daihatsu Altis's 3.4 L/100km (82 mpg UK, 68 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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