Daihatsu Move vs Toyota Echo

The Move 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.

Toyota Echo

Side by side

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

Daihatsu MoveToyota Echo

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,843 (better)
$1,866
Australia
$1,528 (better)
$1,546
United Kingdom
£1,120 (better)
£1,134
United States
$1,424 (better)
$1,442

Official figures

Uses
5.7 L/100km (better)
5.8 L/100km
UK
50 mpg (better)
49 mpg
US
41 mpg (better)
41 mpg
On a full tank
526 km
711 km (better)

Space

Seats
4
5
Length
3,395 mm
3,860 mm

Engine

Engine
0.66 L 3-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
38 kW
81 kW (better)
Torque
60 Nm
142 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
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.

Move or Echo?

Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Move or the Toyota Echo?

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

Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Move or the Toyota Echo?

The Daihatsu Move, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Toyota Echo's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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