Geely Starray Em-i vs Hyundai Ioniq

The Starray Em-i costs less to run, by the official figures: about $250 a year less in the US.

Hyundai Ioniq

Side by side

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

Geely Starray Em-iHyundai Ioniq

A typical year's fuel

United States
$600 (better)
$849
New Zealand
$776 (better)
$1,100
Australia
$643 (better)
$913
United Kingdom
£472 (better)
£668

Official figures

Uses
98 mpg (better)
69 mpg
Also
2.4 L/100km (better)
3.4 L/100km
On a full tank
–
822 miles

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
443 L
Length
–
4,470 mm
Weight
–
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
–
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
–
104 kW
Torque
–
265 Nm
Gearbox
–
6-speed dual-clutch
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

Starray Em-i or Ioniq?

Which is cheaper to run, the Geely Starray Em-i or the Hyundai Ioniq?

The Geely Starray Em-i: about $250 a year less in the US than the Hyundai Ioniq at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Geely Starray Em-i or the Hyundai Ioniq?

The Geely Starray Em-i, at 2.4 L/100km (118 mpg UK, 98 mpg US) to the Hyundai Ioniq's 3.4 L/100km (83 mpg UK, 69 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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