Mitsubishi Colt vs Škoda Scala
The Scala costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $1,730
- $1,720 (better)
- Australia
- $1,434
- $1,426 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,051
- £1,045 (better)
- United States
- $1,337
- $1,329 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.4 L/100km
- 5.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 53 mpg
- 53 mpg (better)
- US
- 44 mpg
- 44 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 879 km
- 940 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 203 L
- 467 L (better)
- Length
- 3,870 mm
- 4,362 mm
- Weight
- 1,015 kg
- 1,250 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 80 kW
- 81 kW (better)
- Torque
- 140 Nm
- 200 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Colt or Scala?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi Colt or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Mitsubishi Colt at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi Colt or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala, at 5.3 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Colt's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mitsubishi Colt or the Škoda Scala?
The Škoda Scala, at 467 L to the Mitsubishi Colt's 203 L, for their newest versions.
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