Hyundai Tucson vs SEAT Arona
The Arona costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $1,299
- $1,289 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,682
- $1,669 (better)
- Australia
- $1,395
- $1,384 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,022
- £1,014 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 45 mpg
- 46 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.2 L/100km
- 5.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 645 miles (better)
- 482 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 506 L (better)
- 399 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,500 mm
- 4,138 mm
- Weight
- 1,636 kg
- 1,232 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo hybrid
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 169 kW (better)
- 83 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 188 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Tucson or Arona?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Tucson or the SEAT Arona?
The SEAT Arona: about $10 a year less in the US than the Hyundai Tucson at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Tucson or the SEAT Arona?
The SEAT Arona, at 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the Hyundai Tucson's 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Tucson or the SEAT Arona?
The Hyundai Tucson, at 506 L to the SEAT Arona's 399 L, for their newest versions.
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