Toyota Prius c vs Volkswagen Polo
The Prius c 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
- £1,004 (better)
- £1,012
- New Zealand
- $1,653 (better)
- $1,666
- Australia
- $1,370 (better)
- $1,380
- United States
- $1,277 (better)
- $1,287
Official figures
- Uses
- 55 mpg (better)
- 55 mpg
- Also
- 5.1 L/100km (better)
- 5.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 438 miles
- 483 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 351 L
- Length
- 3,940 mm
- 4,053 mm
- Weight
- 1,090 kg
- 1,130 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 67 kW
- 70 kW (better)
- Torque
- –
- 175 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
Prius c or Polo?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Prius c or the Volkswagen Polo?
The Toyota Prius c: about £10 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Polo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Prius c or the Volkswagen Polo?
The Toyota Prius c, at 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Polo's 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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