Toyota Starlet vs Volkswagen Polo
The Starlet costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,649 (better)
- $1,666
- Australia
- $1,367 (better)
- $1,380
- United Kingdom
- £1,002 (better)
- £1,012
- United States
- $1,274 (better)
- $1,287
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.1 L/100km (better)
- 5.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 725 km
- 777 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 212 L
- 351 L (better)
- Length
- 3,990 mm
- 4,053 mm
- Weight
- 828 kg
- 1,130 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 77 kW (better)
- 70 kW
- Torque
- 138 Nm
- 175 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Starlet or Polo?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Starlet or the Volkswagen Polo?
The Toyota Starlet: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Volkswagen Polo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Starlet or the Volkswagen Polo?
The Toyota Starlet, at 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Polo's 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Toyota Starlet or the Volkswagen Polo?
The Volkswagen Polo, at 351 L to the Toyota Starlet's 212 L, for their newest versions.
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