Ford EcoSport vs Kia Seltos
The EcoSport costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $1,674 (better)
- $1,724
- New Zealand
- $2,167 (better)
- $2,231
- Australia
- $1,796 (better)
- $1,849
- United Kingdom
- £1,316 (better)
- £1,356
Official figures
- Uses
- 35 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- Also
- 6.7 L/100km (better)
- 6.9 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 473 miles (better)
- 450 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 309 L
- 468 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,100 kg
- Length
- 4,272 mm
- 4,370 mm
- Weight
- 1,351 kg
- 1,355 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 87 kW
- 110 kW (better)
- Torque
- 162 Nm
- 180 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- Continuously variable transmission (CVT)
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
EcoSport or Seltos?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford EcoSport or the Kia Seltos?
The Ford EcoSport: about $50 a year less in the US than the Kia Seltos at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford EcoSport or the Kia Seltos?
The Ford EcoSport, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Kia Seltos's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford EcoSport or the Kia Seltos?
The Kia Seltos, at 468 L to the Ford EcoSport's 309 L, for their newest versions.
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