Škoda Scala vs Suzuki Baleno
The Baleno costs less to run, by the official figures: about £10 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
- £1,045
- £1,031 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,720
- $1,698 (better)
- Australia
- $1,426
- $1,407 (better)
- United States
- $1,329
- $1,312 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 53 mpg
- 54 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.3 L/100km
- 5.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 584 miles (better)
- 438 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 467 L (better)
- 318 L
- Length
- 4,362 mm
- 3,990 mm
- Weight
- 1,250 kg
- 935 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 81 kW (better)
- 66 kW
- Torque
- 200 Nm (better)
- 113 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
Scala or Baleno?
Which is cheaper to run, the Škoda Scala or the Suzuki Baleno?
The Suzuki Baleno: about £10 a year less in the UK than the Škoda Scala at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Škoda Scala or the Suzuki Baleno?
The Suzuki Baleno, at 5.3 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US) to the Škoda Scala's 5.3 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Škoda Scala or the Suzuki Baleno?
The Škoda Scala, at 467 L to the Suzuki Baleno's 318 L, for their newest versions.
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