Hyundai Veloster vs Smart fortwo
The fortwo 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
- $1,729
- $1,679 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,238
- $2,173 (better)
- Australia
- $1,856
- $1,804 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,360
- £1,320 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 34 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.9 L/100km
- 6.7 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 449 miles (better)
- 259 miles
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 2
- Boot
- 303 L
- –
- Length
- 4,240 mm
- 2,695 mm
- Weight
- 1,300 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 110 kW (better)
- 52 kW
- Torque
- 179 Nm (better)
- 91 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Veloster or fortwo?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Veloster or the Smart fortwo?
The Smart fortwo: about $50 a year less in the US than the Hyundai Veloster at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Veloster or the Smart fortwo?
The Smart fortwo, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Hyundai Veloster's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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