Toyota Celica vs Volkswagen Scirocco
The Scirocco costs less to run, by the official figures: about $310 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
- $1,911
- $1,599 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,474
- $2,070 (better)
- Australia
- $2,051
- $1,715 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,503
- £1,257 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 31 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- Also
- 7.7 L/100km
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 534 miles
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 365 L (better)
- 312 L
- Length
- 4,341 mm
- 4,256 mm
- Weight
- 1,095 kg
- 1,360 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 123 kW (better)
- 118 kW
- Torque
- 176 Nm
- 240 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 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.
Celica or Scirocco?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Celica or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The Volkswagen Scirocco: about $310 a year less in the US than the Toyota Celica at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Celica or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The Volkswagen Scirocco, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Toyota Celica's 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Toyota Celica or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The Toyota Celica, at 365 L to the Volkswagen Scirocco's 312 L, for their newest versions.
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