Citroën DS5 vs Fiat 500
The 500 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $1,099
- $1,089 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,423
- $1,410 (better)
- Australia
- $1,180
- $1,169 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £864
- £857 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 53 mpg
- 54 mpg (better)
- Also
- 4.4 L/100km
- 4.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 847 miles (better)
- 499 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 185 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 800 kg
- Length
- 4,530 mm
- 3,571 mm
- Weight
- –
- 980 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol
- Power
- 120 kW (better)
- 52 kW
- Torque
- 340 Nm (better)
- 90 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- 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.
DS5 or 500?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën DS5 or the Fiat 500?
The Fiat 500: about $10 a year less in the US than the Citroën DS5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën DS5 or the Fiat 500?
The Fiat 500, at 4.4 L/100km (65 mpg UK, 54 mpg US) to the Citroën DS5's 4.4 L/100km (64 mpg UK, 53 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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