Holden Spark vs Lexus CT
The Spark costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $1,775 (better)
- $1,811
- Australia
- $1,472 (better)
- $1,501
- United Kingdom
- £1,079 (better)
- £1,100
- United States
- $1,372 (better)
- $1,399
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.6 L/100km
- UK
- 51 mpg (better)
- 50 mpg
- US
- 43 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- On a full tank
- 638 km
- 804 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 170 L
- 375 L (better)
- Length
- 3,635 mm
- 4,350 mm
- Weight
- 1,000 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- 75 kW
- 100 kW (better)
- Torque
- 128 Nm
- –
- Gearbox
- CVT
- CVT
- 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.
Spark or CT?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Spark or the Lexus CT?
The Holden Spark: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Lexus CT at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Spark or the Lexus CT?
The Holden Spark, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Lexus CT's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Spark or the Lexus CT?
The Lexus CT, at 375 L to the Holden Spark's 170 L, for their newest versions.
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