Hyundai Elantra vs Toyota Axio

The Axio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $450 a year less in the US.

Hyundai ElantraToyota Axio

Side by side

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

Hyundai ElantraToyota Axio

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,174
$725 (better)
New Zealand
$1,520
$938 (better)
Australia
$1,260
$777 (better)
United Kingdom
£923
£570 (better)

Official figures

Uses
50 mpg
81 mpg (better)
Also
4.7 L/100km
2.9 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
661 miles
921 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
402 L
–
Towing, braked
1,200 kg
–
Length
4,675 mm
4,495 mm
Weight
1,365 kg
1,100 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
104 kW (better)
80 kW
Torque
265 Nm (better)
140 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed dual-clutch
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.

Elantra or Axio?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Elantra or the Toyota Axio?

The Toyota Axio: about $450 a year less in the US than the Hyundai Elantra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Elantra or the Toyota Axio?

The Toyota Axio, at 2.9 L/100km (97 mpg UK, 81 mpg US) to the Hyundai Elantra's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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