Scion iQ vs Toyota Opa

The Opa costs less to run, by the official figures: about £10 a year less in the UK.

Toyota Opa

Side by side

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

Scion iQToyota Opa

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,250
£1,244 (better)
New Zealand
$2,057
$2,047 (better)
Australia
$1,704
$1,698 (better)
United States
$1,589
$1,582 (better)

Official figures

Uses
44 mpg
45 mpg (better)
Also
6.4 L/100km
6.3 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
313 miles
540 miles (better)

Space

Seats
4
5
Length
2,985 mm
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Engine

Engine
1.3 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
70 kW
100 kW (better)
Torque
123 Nm
170 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

iQ or Opa?

Which is cheaper to run, the Scion iQ or the Toyota Opa?

The Toyota Opa: about £10 a year less in the UK than the Scion iQ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Scion iQ or the Toyota Opa?

The Toyota Opa, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Scion iQ's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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