Ford Focus vs Toyota Ist

The Focus costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in the US.

Ford FocusToyota Ist

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Ford FocusToyota Ist

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,337 (better)
$1,394
New Zealand
$1,730 (better)
$1,805
Australia
$1,434 (better)
$1,496
United Kingdom
£1,051 (better)
£1,096

Official figures

Uses
44 mpg (better)
42 mpg
Also
5.4 L/100km (better)
5.6 L/100km
On a full tank
604 miles (better)
468 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
375 L
–
Length
4,378 mm
3,930 mm
Weight
1,322 kg
1,120 kg

Engine

Engine
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol (1NZ-FE)
Power
92 kW (better)
80 kW
Torque
170 Nm (better)
141 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed manual
Super CVT-i
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
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.

Focus or Ist?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Focus or the Toyota Ist?

The Ford Focus: about $60 a year less in the US than the Toyota Ist at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Focus or the Toyota Ist?

The Ford Focus, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Toyota Ist's 5.6 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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