Ford Fusion vs Suzuki Wagon R+

The Wagon R+ 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.

Ford Fusion

Side by side

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

Ford FusionSuzuki Wagon R+

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,811
$1,801 (better)
Australia
$1,502
$1,495 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,100
£1,094 (better)
United States
$1,399
$1,392 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.6 L/100km
5.6 L/100km (better)
UK
50 mpg
51 mpg (better)
US
42 mpg
42 mpg (better)
On a full tank
946 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Length
4,871 mm
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
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Power
141 kW
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Gearbox
CVT
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Drive
FWD
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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.

Fusion or Wagon R+?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Fusion or the Suzuki Wagon R+?

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

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Fusion or the Suzuki Wagon R+?

The Suzuki Wagon R+, at 5.6 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Ford Fusion's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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