Chevrolet Cavalier vs Kia Spectra
The Spectra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $2,351
- $2,261 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,043
- $2,927 (better)
- Australia
- $2,521
- $2,427 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,849
- £1,778 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 25 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.4 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 376 miles (better)
- 357 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 375 L
- 432 L (better)
- Length
- 4,593 mm
- 4,426 mm
- Weight
- 1,203 kg
- 1,275 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 90 kW
- 104 kW (better)
- Torque
- 193 Nm (better)
- 186 Nm
- Gearbox
- 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.
Cavalier or Spectra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Cavalier or the Kia Spectra?
The Kia Spectra: about $90 a year less in the US than the Chevrolet Cavalier at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Cavalier or the Kia Spectra?
The Kia Spectra, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Cavalier's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Cavalier or the Kia Spectra?
The Kia Spectra, at 432 L to the Chevrolet Cavalier's 375 L, for their newest versions.
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