Kia Sportage vs Toyota Yaris Cross

The Yaris Cross costs less to run, by the official figures: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £270 in the UK and $340 in the US.

Kia SportageToyota Yaris Cross

Side by side

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

Kia SportageToyota Yaris Cross

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,617
$1,171 (better)
Australia
$1,341
$972 (better)
United Kingdom
£982
£711 (better)
United States
$1,249
$904 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.0 L/100km
3.6 L/100km (better)
UK
56 mpg
78 mpg (better)
US
47 mpg
65 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,080 km (better)
994 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
543 L (better)
397 L
Towing, braked
1,650 kg
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Length
4,660 mm
4,180 mm
Weight
1,555 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
115 kW (better)
85 kW
Torque
192 Nm
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Gearbox
6-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
7
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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.

Sportage or Yaris Cross?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Sportage or the Toyota Yaris Cross?

The Toyota Yaris Cross: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £270 in the UK and $340 in the US than the Kia Sportage at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Sportage or the Toyota Yaris Cross?

The Toyota Yaris Cross, at 3.6 L/100km (78 mpg UK, 65 mpg US) to the Kia Sportage's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Sportage or the Toyota Yaris Cross?

The Kia Sportage, at 543 L to the Toyota Yaris Cross's 397 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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