Citroën C5 Aircross vs Hyundai Santa Fe
The Santa Fe 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
- $1,424
- $1,399 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,843
- $1,811 (better)
- Australia
- $1,529
- $1,502 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,120
- £1,100 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg
- 42 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.7 L/100km
- 5.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 578 miles
- 710 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 580 L (better)
- 382 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 4,500 mm
- 4,785 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,735 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 96 kW
- 200 kW (better)
- Torque
- 230 Nm
- 331 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
C5 Aircross or Santa Fe?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C5 Aircross or the Hyundai Santa Fe?
The Hyundai Santa Fe: about $20 a year less in the US than the Citroën C5 Aircross at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C5 Aircross or the Hyundai Santa Fe?
The Hyundai Santa Fe, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Citroën C5 Aircross's 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën C5 Aircross or the Hyundai Santa Fe?
The Citroën C5 Aircross, at 580 L to the Hyundai Santa Fe's 382 L, for their newest versions.
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