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Kia Picanto vs Toyota Yaris

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Kia Picanto
Kia Picanto

$18,888 - $24,990

2024 price

Toyota Yaris
Toyota Yaris

$25,880 - $35,305

2025 price

Summary

2024 Kia Picanto
2025 Toyota Yaris
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 1.2L

Inline 3, 1.5L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
5.0L/100km (combined)

3.3L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Minimal interior upgrades for 2024
  • Feeling its age
  • Fuel consumption is so-so

  • Conservative interior
  • Lacks some features
  • Price
2024 Kia Picanto Summary

If you're feeling the cost of living sting, there's a good chance you've scaled back your ambitions for your next new car. You may have even looked at some of Australia's most affordable brand-new vehicles and the Kia Picanto is one of them.

It's one of the few brand-new options left with a before-on-roads starting price of under $20,000 and it's one of the few non-performance models left which can still be chosen as a manual.

It's one thing to be affordable, though, and quite another to be good value - so does the freshly updated 2024 Picanto have what it takes to stack up against more expensive options? Let's take a look.

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2025 Toyota Yaris Summary

Long the domain of first-car buyers and suburbanites winding down on their driving years, the Toyota Yaris is now hybrid-only, and is a far cry from the $15,000-or-so cheap and cheerful staple it once was.

But with its fourth generation a few years into its lifespan, the Yaris is trying to be more than just a basic A-to-B runabout. In fact, the ZR we have on test is more expensive than an entry-grade Volkswagen Polo.

Does more than $30,000 of light hatch really feel worth it once you’re behind the wheel, or are you better off pocketing almost $10,000 to save on one of the thinning pack of rivals?

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