Hyundai Kona vs Toyota RAV4

The Kona costs less to run, by the official figures: about $270 a year less in New Zealand, $220 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $210 in the US.

Hyundai KonaToyota RAV4

Side by side

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

Hyundai KonaToyota RAV4

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,261 (better)
$1,530
Australia
$1,047 (better)
$1,270
United Kingdom
£766 (better)
£929
United States
$974 (better)
$1,182

Official figures

Uses
3.9 L/100km (better)
4.7 L/100km
UK
72 mpg (better)
60 mpg
US
60 mpg (better)
50 mpg
On a full tank
1,282 km (better)
1,163 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
361 L
542 L (better)
Towing, braked
–
480 kg
Length
4,351 mm
4,600 mm
Weight
1,384 kg
1,650 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol hybrid
Power
126 kW
160 kW (better)
Torque
222 Nm (better)
221 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
–
7

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.

Kona or RAV4?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Kona or the Toyota RAV4?

The Hyundai Kona: about $270 a year less in New Zealand, $220 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $210 in the US than the Toyota RAV4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Kona or the Toyota RAV4?

The Hyundai Kona, at 3.9 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US) to the Toyota RAV4's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Kona or the Toyota RAV4?

The Toyota RAV4, at 542 L to the Hyundai Kona's 361 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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