Hyundai Sonata vs Peugeot 508
The Sonata costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,617 (better)
- $1,779
- Australia
- $1,341 (better)
- $1,475
- United Kingdom
- £982 (better)
- £1,081
- United States
- $1,249 (better)
- $1,374
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.0 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,200 km (better)
- 945 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 453 L
- 487 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,300 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,900 mm
- 4,750 mm
- Weight
- 1,333 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 136 kW (better)
- 133 kW
- Torque
- 255 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Sonata or 508?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Sonata or the Peugeot 508?
The Hyundai Sonata: about $160 a year less in New Zealand than the Peugeot 508 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Sonata or the Peugeot 508?
The Hyundai Sonata, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the Peugeot 508's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Sonata or the Peugeot 508?
The Peugeot 508, at 487 L to the Hyundai Sonata's 453 L, for their newest versions.
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