Hyundai Ioniq vs Nissan Note

The Ioniq 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 IoniqNissan Note

Side by side

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

Hyundai IoniqNissan Note

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,100 (better)
$1,132
Australia
$911 (better)
$938
United Kingdom
£668 (better)
£688
United States
$849 (better)
$874

Official figures

Uses
3.4 L/100km (better)
3.5 L/100km
UK
83 mpg (better)
81 mpg
US
69 mpg (better)
67 mpg
On a full tank
1,324 km (better)
1,029 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
443 L (better)
280 L
Length
4,470 mm
4,045 mm
Weight
1,400 kg
1,230 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol engine (series hybrid; drives generator)
Power
104 kW (better)
85 kW
Torque
265 Nm
280 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed dual-clutch
Single-speed reduction gear
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★ (better)
★★★★☆

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.

Ioniq or Note?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Nissan Note?

The Hyundai Ioniq: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Nissan Note at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Nissan Note?

The Hyundai Ioniq, at 3.4 L/100km (83 mpg UK, 69 mpg US) to the Nissan Note's 3.5 L/100km (81 mpg UK, 67 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Nissan Note?

The Hyundai Ioniq, at 443 L to the Nissan Note's 280 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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