Kia Rio vs Mini Hatch
The Hatch costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $1,892
- $1,843 (better)
- Australia
- $1,568
- $1,527 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,149
- £1,120 (better)
- United States
- $1,462
- $1,424 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.9 L/100km
- 5.7 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 769 km
- 772 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 300 L (better)
- 211 L
- Towing, braked
- 800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,065 mm
- 3,821 mm
- Weight
- 1,173 kg
- 1,160 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 73 kW
- 100 kW (better)
- Torque
- 133 Nm
- 220 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★☆☆
- ★★★★☆ (better)
- 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.
Rio or Hatch?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Rio or the Mini Hatch?
The Mini Hatch: about $50 a year less in New Zealand than the Kia Rio at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Rio or the Mini Hatch?
The Mini Hatch, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Kia Rio's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Rio or the Mini Hatch?
The Kia Rio, at 300 L to the Mini Hatch's 211 L, for their newest versions.
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