Nissan March vs Opel Astra
The Astra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,504
- $1,488 (better)
- Australia
- $1,246
- $1,233 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £914
- £904 (better)
- United States
- $1,162
- $1,149 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.7 L/100km
- 4.6 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 61 mpg
- 61 mpg (better)
- US
- 51 mpg
- 51 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 882 km
- 1,043 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 371 L
- Length
- 3,780 mm
- 4,369 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,270 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 58 kW
- 96 kW (better)
- Torque
- 106 Nm
- 210 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed manual
- 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.
March or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan March or the Opel Astra?
The Opel Astra: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Nissan March at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan March or the Opel Astra?
The Opel Astra, at 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US) to the Nissan March's 4.7 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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