Ford Focus vs Kia Rio
The Focus costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $120 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
- $1,730 (better)
- $1,892
- Australia
- $1,435 (better)
- $1,568
- United Kingdom
- £1,051 (better)
- £1,149
- United States
- $1,337 (better)
- $1,462
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- 5.9 L/100km
- UK
- 53 mpg (better)
- 48 mpg
- US
- 44 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- On a full tank
- 972 km (better)
- 769 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 375 L (better)
- 300 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 800 kg
- Length
- 4,378 mm
- 4,065 mm
- Weight
- 1,322 kg
- 1,173 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 92 kW (better)
- 73 kW
- Torque
- 170 Nm (better)
- 133 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★☆☆
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Focus or Rio?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Focus or the Kia Rio?
The Ford Focus: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $120 in the US than the Kia Rio at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Focus or the Kia Rio?
The Ford Focus, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Kia Rio's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Focus or the Kia Rio?
The Ford Focus, at 375 L to the Kia Rio's 300 L, for their newest versions.
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