Ford Focus vs Suzuki Splash

The Focus 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.

Ford Focus

Side by side

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

Ford FocusSuzuki Splash

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,730 (better)
$1,753
Australia
$1,434 (better)
$1,452
United Kingdom
£1,051 (better)
£1,065
United States
$1,337 (better)
$1,354

Official figures

Uses
5.4 L/100km (better)
5.4 L/100km
UK
53 mpg (better)
52 mpg
US
44 mpg (better)
43 mpg
On a full tank
972 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
375 L
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Length
4,378 mm
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Weight
1,322 kg
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Engine

Engine
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
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Power
92 kW
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Torque
170 Nm
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Gearbox
6-speed manual
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Drive
FWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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Euro NCAP
★★★★★
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Airbags
6
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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 Splash?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Focus or the Suzuki Splash?

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

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Focus or the Suzuki Splash?

The Ford Focus, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Suzuki Splash's 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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