Toyota Prius vs Volkswagen Beetle
The Prius costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $1,032 (better)
- $1,099
- New Zealand
- $1,336 (better)
- $1,423
- Australia
- $1,107 (better)
- $1,180
- United Kingdom
- £811 (better)
- £864
Official figures
- Uses
- 57 mpg (better)
- 53 mpg
- Also
- 4.1 L/100km (better)
- 4.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 647 miles
- 777 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 502 L (better)
- 310 L
- Towing, braked
- 0 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,600 mm
- 4,278 mm
- Weight
- 1,420 kg
- 1,250 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 144 kW (better)
- 77 kW
- Torque
- 142 Nm
- 175 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT (e-CVT)
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Prius or Beetle?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Prius or the Volkswagen Beetle?
The Toyota Prius: about $70 a year less in the US than the Volkswagen Beetle at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Prius or the Volkswagen Beetle?
The Toyota Prius, at 4.1 L/100km (68 mpg UK, 57 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Beetle's 4.4 L/100km (64 mpg UK, 53 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Toyota Prius or the Volkswagen Beetle?
The Toyota Prius, at 502 L to the Volkswagen Beetle's 310 L, for their newest versions.
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