Suzuki Alto vs Toyota Aqua

The Aqua costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US.

Suzuki AltoToyota Aqua

Side by side

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

Suzuki AltoToyota Aqua

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$996
$899 (better)
Australia
$825
$745 (better)
United Kingdom
£605
£546 (better)
United States
$770
$695 (better)

Official figures

Uses
3.1 L/100km
2.8 L/100km (better)
UK
92 mpg
102 mpg (better)
US
76 mpg
85 mpg (better)
On a full tank
877 km
1,295 km (better)

Space

Seats
4
5
Boot
130 L
–
Length
3,500 mm
4,050 mm
Weight
868 kg
1,120 kg

Engine

Engine
0.66 L 3-cylinder petrol mild hybrid
1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol hybrid (M15A-FXE)
Power
49 kW
85 kW (better)
Torque
89 Nm
120 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Alto or Aqua?

Which is cheaper to run, the Suzuki Alto or the Toyota Aqua?

The Toyota Aqua: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Suzuki Alto at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Suzuki Alto or the Toyota Aqua?

The Toyota Aqua, at 2.8 L/100km (102 mpg UK, 85 mpg US) to the Suzuki Alto's 3.1 L/100km (92 mpg UK, 76 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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