Smart fortwo vs Volkswagen Golf
The fortwo costs less to run, by the official figures: about £50 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
- £1,320 (better)
- £1,371
- New Zealand
- $2,173 (better)
- $2,257
- Australia
- $1,804 (better)
- $1,870
- United States
- $1,679 (better)
- $1,744
Official figures
- Uses
- 42 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- Also
- 6.7 L/100km (better)
- 7.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 259 miles
- 445 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 374 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,000 kg
- Length
- 2,695 mm
- 4,284 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 52 kW
- 110 kW (better)
- Torque
- 91 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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.
fortwo or Golf?
Which is cheaper to run, the Smart fortwo or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Smart fortwo: about £50 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Golf at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Smart fortwo or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Smart fortwo, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Golf's 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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