Citroën DS4 vs Volkswagen Beetle
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,423
- $1,423
- Australia
- $1,179
- $1,179
- United Kingdom
- £864
- £864
- United States
- $1,099
- $1,099
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.4 L/100km
- 4.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,364 km (better)
- 1,250 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 370 L (better)
- 310 L
- Length
- 4,275 mm
- 4,278 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,250 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 88 kW (better)
- 77 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 175 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 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.
DS4 or Beetle?
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën DS4 or the Volkswagen Beetle?
The Citroën DS4, at 370 L to the Volkswagen Beetle's 310 L, for their newest versions.
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