Honda Spike vs Suzuki Swift

The Spike costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 a year less in the UK.

Suzuki Swift

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Honda SpikeSuzuki Swift

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£904 (better)
£919
New Zealand
$1,488 (better)
$1,514
Australia
$1,233 (better)
$1,254
United States
$1,149 (better)
$1,169

Official figures

Uses
61 mpg (better)
60 mpg
Also
4.6 L/100km (better)
4.7 L/100km
On a full tank
–
491 miles

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
265 L
Length
–
3,840 mm
Weight
–
875 kg

Engine

Engine
–
1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
66 kW
Torque
–
120 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
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.

Spike or Swift?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Spike or the Suzuki Swift?

The Honda Spike: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Suzuki Swift at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Spike or the Suzuki Swift?

The Honda Spike, at 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US) to the Suzuki Swift's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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