Kia Ceed vs Toyota Ist
The Ceed costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 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
- $1,779 (better)
- $1,805
- Australia
- $1,474 (better)
- $1,496
- United Kingdom
- £1,081 (better)
- £1,096
- United States
- $1,374 (better)
- $1,394
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.6 L/100km
- UK
- 51 mpg (better)
- 51 mpg
- US
- 43 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- On a full tank
- 909 km (better)
- 753 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 380 L
- –
- Length
- 4,310 mm
- 3,930 mm
- Weight
- 1,400 kg
- 1,120 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol (1NZ-FE)
- Power
- 85 kW (better)
- 80 kW
- Torque
- 280 Nm (better)
- 141 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Super CVT-i
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
Ceed or Ist?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Ceed or the Toyota Ist?
The Kia Ceed: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Toyota Ist at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Ceed or the Toyota Ist?
The Kia Ceed, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Toyota Ist's 5.6 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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