Suzuki Ignis vs Volkswagen Up
The Up costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 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
- $1,575
- $1,552 (better)
- Australia
- $1,305
- $1,287 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £957
- £943 (better)
- United States
- $1,217
- $1,199 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.9 L/100km
- 4.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 58 mpg
- 59 mpg (better)
- US
- 48 mpg
- 49 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 657 km
- –
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 260 L (better)
- 251 L
- Length
- 3,700 mm
- 3,540 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 66 kW (better)
- 55 kW
- Torque
- 120 Nm (better)
- 95 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 5-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.
Ignis or Up?
Which is cheaper to run, the Suzuki Ignis or the Volkswagen Up?
The Volkswagen Up: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Suzuki Ignis at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Suzuki Ignis or the Volkswagen Up?
The Volkswagen Up, at 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US) to the Suzuki Ignis's 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Suzuki Ignis or the Volkswagen Up?
The Suzuki Ignis, at 260 L to the Volkswagen Up's 251 L, for their newest versions.
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