Honda Spike vs Hyundai Elantra
The Spike 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.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,488 (better)
- $1,520
- Australia
- $1,233 (better)
- $1,260
- United Kingdom
- £904 (better)
- £923
- United States
- $1,149 (better)
- $1,174
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.6 L/100km (better)
- 4.7 L/100km
- UK
- 61 mpg (better)
- 60 mpg
- US
- 51 mpg (better)
- 50 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,064 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 402 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,675 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,365 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- –
- 104 kW
- Torque
- –
- 265 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 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.
Spike or Elantra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Spike or the Hyundai Elantra?
The Honda Spike: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Hyundai Elantra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Spike or the Hyundai Elantra?
The Honda Spike, at 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US) to the Hyundai Elantra's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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