Top Ten Cheapest New Cars to Run
Car running costs can be a bit hard to work out. When you’re buying a new car, you pay a fixed price for a vehicle and try to get the best deal you can for the money you can afford. But what about afterwards? What will the car cost in the long run? How much fuel will it use?
In today’s world of expensive fuel and insurance these are crucial questions. Auto Express magazine has revealed its top ten of the cheapest new cars to run. The figures below are based on you owning the car over three years and doing 30,000 miles. This gives you the pence per mile figure.
Toyota Aygo 1.0 VVT-I – Pence per Mile cost = 28.2p
This is a great little budget car. It is built robustly and has a decent 1.0 litre three cylinder engine that gives good dynamic driving. CO2 emissions are just 105g/km meaning you’ll get excellent cheap road tax, and it has a five year warranty.
Chevrolet Spark 1.0i – Pence per Mile cost = 28.1p
This is a practical city car and was developed to replace the Matiz. Cheap to run it may be, but Auto Express don’t reckon it’s up to much in other ways offering poor quality cabin and unattractive looks.
Smart ForTwo CDI Pulse – Pence per Mile cost = 27.9p
So small you can park in half a car space making it ideal for city centre driving. The smart also has low running costs and emissions. It’s not the fastest of cars, or the best to drive and in fact Auto Car reckon that it’s only the diesel car that is good in terms of fuel economy.
Ford KA 1.2 Studio – Pence per Mile cost = 27.8p
A little overpriced for the equipment you get, but a pretty good city car nevertheless. Easy to drive, well built and with a reasonably high quality to it. Its 57.7mpg is excellently economical too.
Suzuki Alto 1.0 SZ2 – Pence per Mile cost = 27.7p
A small car with a tight turning circle and mechanically identical to the Nissan Pixo. It does however come with an incredibly small boot that you’d be hard pushed to fit the shopping in.
Hyundai i10 1.2 Classic 5dr – Pence per Mile cost = 27.4p
Cheap to buy and comes with air-con as standard this is Auto Express’s best city car to own, and What Car magazine also rate it well listing it as the best super mini to buy.
Nissan Pixo 1.0 Visia – Pence per Mile cost = 26.1p
Built in India the Pixo is affordable, and it’s 3 cylinder 1.0 engine makes it good for driving around in towns and cities alike.
Kia Picanto 1.0 – Pence per Mile cost = 25.6p
Cheap to buy, cute looking, and good headroom despite its size. It comes with a seven year warranty, and although it may be a bit ‘no frills’ it’s a pretty good car to own.
Renault Clio 1.2 Expression A/C 5dr – Pence per Mile cost = 24.5p
Quiet, comfortable and zippy, this is a little more expensive than many others mentioned here, but it’s a better all rounder than any of them too.
Renault Twingo 1.2 16v Bizu – Pence per Mile cost = 22.9p
Stunningly low on the pence per mile running costs, this small car packs quite a punch. It offers plenty of space inside for its size, although you won’t find many gadgets to play with. Cheap to run and to maintain it can be bought from as low as £6,595.