Lotus Elise vs SsangYong Rhino

The Rhino costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in the US.

Side by side

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

Lotus EliseSsangYong Rhino

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,174
$2,151 (better)
New Zealand
$2,814
$2,784 (better)
Australia
$2,333
$2,311 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,709
£1,692 (better)

Official figures

Uses
27 mpg
27 mpg (better)
Also
8.7 L/100km
8.6 L/100km (better)

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.

Elise or Rhino?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lotus Elise or the SsangYong Rhino?

The SsangYong Rhino: about $20 a year less in the US than the Lotus Elise at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lotus Elise or the SsangYong Rhino?

The SsangYong Rhino, at 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Lotus Elise's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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