Kia Niro vs Toyota RAV4
The Niro costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 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
- $1,381 (better)
- $1,530
- Australia
- $1,144 (better)
- $1,267
- United Kingdom
- £839 (better)
- £929
- United States
- $1,067 (better)
- $1,182
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.3 L/100km (better)
- 4.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 984 km
- 1,163 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 451 L
- 542 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 480 kg
- Length
- 4,420 mm
- 4,600 mm
- Weight
- 1,424 kg
- 1,650 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol hybrid
- Power
- 104 kW
- 160 kW (better)
- Torque
- 265 Nm (better)
- 221 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
Niro or RAV4?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Niro or the Toyota RAV4?
The Kia Niro: about $150 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota RAV4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Niro or the Toyota RAV4?
The Kia Niro, at 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US) to the Toyota RAV4's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Niro or the Toyota RAV4?
The Toyota RAV4, at 542 L to the Kia Niro's 451 L, for their newest versions.
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