Kia Niro vs Toyota C-HR

The C-HR costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US.

Kia NiroToyota C-HR

Side by side

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

Kia NiroToyota C-HR

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,381
$1,300 (better)
Australia
$1,144
$1,079 (better)
United Kingdom
£839
£790 (better)
United States
$1,067
$1,004 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.3 L/100km
4.0 L/100km (better)
UK
66 mpg
70 mpg (better)
US
55 mpg
59 mpg (better)
On a full tank
984 km
1,070 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
451 L (better)
377 L
Length
4,420 mm
4,360 mm
Weight
1,424 kg
1,380 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
104 kW (better)
90 kW
Torque
265 Nm (better)
142 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed dual-clutch
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
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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.

Niro or C-HR?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Niro or the Toyota C-HR?

The Toyota C-HR: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Kia Niro at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Niro or the Toyota C-HR?

The Toyota C-HR, at 4.0 L/100km (70 mpg UK, 59 mpg US) to the Kia Niro's 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Niro or the Toyota C-HR?

The Kia Niro, at 451 L to the Toyota C-HR's 377 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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