Ford Focus vs Peugeot 208
The 208 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £30 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,051
- £1,022 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,730
- $1,682 (better)
- Australia
- $1,434
- $1,393 (better)
- United States
- $1,337
- $1,299 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 53 mpg
- 54 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.4 L/100km
- 5.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 604 miles (better)
- 526 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 375 L (better)
- 311 L
- Length
- 4,378 mm
- 4,055 mm
- Weight
- 1,322 kg
- 1,090 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 92 kW (better)
- 74 kW
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- 205 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Focus or 208?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Focus or the Peugeot 208?
The Peugeot 208: about £30 a year less in the UK than the Ford Focus at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Focus or the Peugeot 208?
The Peugeot 208, at 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US) to the Ford Focus's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Focus or the Peugeot 208?
The Ford Focus, at 375 L to the Peugeot 208's 311 L, for their newest versions.
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