Scion iQ vs Vauxhall Insignia

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

Vauxhall Insignia

Side by side

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

Scion iQVauxhall Insignia

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,589 (better)
$1,607
New Zealand
$2,057 (better)
$2,079
Australia
$1,704 (better)
$1,723
United Kingdom
£1,250 (better)
£1,263

Official figures

Uses
37 mpg (better)
37 mpg
Also
6.4 L/100km (better)
6.4 L/100km
On a full tank
313 miles
599 miles (better)

Space

Seats
4
5
Boot
–
490 L
Length
2,985 mm
4,897 mm
Weight
–
1,440 kg

Engine

Engine
1.3 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
70 kW
121 kW (better)
Torque
123 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

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.

iQ or Insignia?

Which is cheaper to run, the Scion iQ or the Vauxhall Insignia?

The Scion iQ: about $20 a year less in the US than the Vauxhall Insignia at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Scion iQ or the Vauxhall Insignia?

The Scion iQ, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Vauxhall Insignia's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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