Ford Laser vs Vauxhall Astra
The Astra 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
- $1,654
- $1,599 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,141
- $2,070 (better)
- Australia
- $1,776
- $1,715 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,301
- £1,257 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 36 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.6 L/100km
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 505 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 422 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,250 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,374 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,266 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 96 kW
- Torque
- –
- 230 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-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.
Laser or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Laser or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Vauxhall Astra: about $50 a year less in the US than the Ford Laser at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Laser or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Vauxhall Astra, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Ford Laser's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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