Alfa Romeo Spider vs Foton View CS2

The Spider costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,000 a year less in the US.

Side by side

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

Alfa Romeo SpiderFoton View CS2

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,286 (better)
$3,285
New Zealand
$2,959
$2,376 (better)
Australia
$2,454 (better)
$2,935
United Kingdom
£1,798 (better)
£2,076

Official figures

Uses
26 mpg (better)
25 mpg
Also
9.2 L/100km (better)
9.2 L/100km

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.

Spider or View CS2?

Which is cheaper to run, the Alfa Romeo Spider or the Foton View CS2?

The Alfa Romeo Spider: about $1,000 a year less in the US than the Foton View CS2 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Alfa Romeo Spider or the Foton View CS2?

The Alfa Romeo Spider, at 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Foton View CS2's 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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