Daihatsu Boon vs Suzuki Ignis

The Boon costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Suzuki Ignis

Side by side

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

Daihatsu BoonSuzuki Ignis

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,552 (better)
$1,575
Australia
$1,288 (better)
$1,305
United Kingdom
£943 (better)
£957
United States
$1,199 (better)
$1,217

Official figures

Uses
4.8 L/100km (better)
4.9 L/100km
UK
59 mpg (better)
58 mpg
US
49 mpg (better)
48 mpg
On a full tank
–
657 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
260 L
Length
–
3,700 mm

Engine

Engine
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1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
66 kW
Torque
–
120 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
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.

Boon or Ignis?

Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Boon or the Suzuki Ignis?

The Daihatsu Boon: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Suzuki Ignis at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Boon or the Suzuki Ignis?

The Daihatsu Boon, at 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US) to the Suzuki Ignis's 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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