Honda Stream vs Nissan Lafesta

The Lafesta costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US.

Nissan Lafesta

Side by side

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

Honda StreamNissan Lafesta

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,176
$2,047 (better)
Australia
$1,805
$1,700 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,322
£1,244 (better)
United States
$1,681
$1,582 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.7 L/100km
6.3 L/100km (better)
UK
42 mpg
45 mpg (better)
US
35 mpg
37 mpg (better)
On a full tank
817 km
948 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
5
Length
4,570 mm
4,540 mm
Weight
1,390 kg
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
1.8 L R18A 4-cylinder petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
103 kW (better)
100 kW
Torque
174 Nm
191 Nm (better)
Gearbox
5-speed automatic
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.

Stream or Lafesta?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Stream or the Nissan Lafesta?

The Nissan Lafesta: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Honda Stream at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Stream or the Nissan Lafesta?

The Nissan Lafesta, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Honda Stream's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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