Citroën C3 vs SEAT Ibiza
The C3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,224 (better)
- $1,249
- New Zealand
- $1,585 (better)
- $1,617
- Australia
- $1,313 (better)
- $1,340
- United Kingdom
- £963 (better)
- £982
Official figures
- Uses
- 48 mpg (better)
- 47 mpg
- Also
- 4.9 L/100km (better)
- 5.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 533 miles (better)
- 497 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 300 L
- 355 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,100 kg
- Length
- 3,995 mm
- 4,070 mm
- Weight
- 1,015 kg
- 1,069 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 60 kW
- 70 kW (better)
- Torque
- 118 Nm
- 175 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
C3 or Ibiza?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C3 or the SEAT Ibiza?
The Citroën C3: about $20 a year less in the US than the SEAT Ibiza at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C3 or the SEAT Ibiza?
The Citroën C3, at 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US) to the SEAT Ibiza's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën C3 or the SEAT Ibiza?
The SEAT Ibiza, at 355 L to the Citroën C3's 300 L, for their newest versions.
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