Kia Rio vs Suzuki Cultus
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,149
- £1,147 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,892
- $1,889 (better)
- Australia
- $1,569
- $1,566 (better)
- United States
- $1,462
- $1,459 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 48 mpg
- 48 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.9 L/100km
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 478 miles (better)
- 372 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 300 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,065 mm
- –
- Weight
- 1,173 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 73 kW (better)
- 49 kW
- Torque
- 133 Nm (better)
- 90 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- 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.
Rio or Cultus?
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Rio or the Suzuki Cultus?
The Suzuki Cultus, at 5.8 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Kia Rio's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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