Honda N-box vs Hyundai Kona

The N-box costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Hyundai Kona

Side by side

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

Honda N-boxHyundai Kona

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,229 (better)
$1,261
Australia
$1,019 (better)
$1,047
United Kingdom
£747 (better)
£766
United States
$949 (better)
$974

Official figures

Uses
3.8 L/100km (better)
3.9 L/100km
UK
74 mpg (better)
72 mpg
US
62 mpg (better)
60 mpg
On a full tank
–
1,282 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
361 L
Length
–
4,351 mm
Weight
–
1,384 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
126 kW
Torque
–
222 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

N-box or Kona?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda N-box or the Hyundai Kona?

The Honda N-box: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Hyundai Kona at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda N-box or the Hyundai Kona?

The Honda N-box, at 3.8 L/100km (74 mpg UK, 62 mpg US) to the Hyundai Kona's 3.9 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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