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Not the loudest, not the most powerful. The ones that burn the least, draw the least – and cost the least in tax.

The most frugal cars

Rated WLTP consumption, pure petrol and diesel only. Plug-in hybrids are deliberately left out: their rated figure is an artefact of the calculation, not a frugal engine.

  1. 1 OPEL Corsa F D15DT 4.4 l/100 km
  2. 2 PEUGEOT 208 1.5 HDi 4.4 l/100 km
  3. 3 PEUGEOT Rifter blueHDi 4.4 l/100 km
  4. 4 PEUGEOT 208 BlueHDi 4.4 l/100 km
  5. 5 VW Golf 8 2.0TDIevo 4.4 l/100 km
  6. 6 VW Golf 8 2.0TDI 4.4 l/100 km
  7. 7 AUDI A3 LIM 35 TDI 4.5 l/100 km
  8. 8 AUDI A3 SB 35 TDI 4.5 l/100 km
  9. 9 BMW 116d 4.6 l/100 km
  10. 10 CITROEN C4 1.5 HDi STT 4.6 l/100 km
  11. 11 RENAULT Clio 4.6 l/100 km
  12. 12 FIAT Tipo 1.3 MJ 4.7 l/100 km
  13. 13 FIAT Tipo 1.3 MJ SW 4.7 l/100 km
  14. 14 OPEL Astra K 15DVC 4.7 l/100 km
  15. 15 OPEL Astra K 15DVC ST 4.7 l/100 km

The most efficient electric cars

Factory electricity use, battery-electric vehicles only.

  1. 1 AVANTIER Commuter 12.8 kWh/100 km
  2. 2 FIAT 500 13 kWh/100 km
  3. 3 DACIA Spring 13.3 kWh/100 km
  4. 4 HYUNDAI Ioniq 6 EV 13.4 kWh/100 km
  5. 5 HYUNDAI Ioniq EV 13.8 kWh/100 km
  6. 6 VW e-Golf 13.8 kWh/100 km
  7. 7 JIAYUAN Komi 14 kWh/100 km
  8. 8 TESLA Model 3 LR 14 kWh/100 km
  9. 9 TESLA Model 3 LR P 14 kWh/100 km
  10. 10 TESLA Model 3 LR RWD 14 kWh/100 km
  11. 11 TESLA Model 3 LR RWD P 14 kWh/100 km
  12. 12 RENAULT TWINGO E-TECH 14.1 kWh/100 km
  13. 13 TESLA Model 3 SR 14.2 kWh/100 km
  14. 14 TESLA Model 3 SR P 14.2 kWh/100 km
  15. 15 TESLA Model 3 SR RWD 14.2 kWh/100 km

The cheapest to tax

The mean across all 26 cantons, worked out on each one’s tariff in force.

  1. 1 CATERHAM Seven S3 170 195 CHF/year
  2. 2 SMART fortwo cabrio mhd 211 CHF/year
  3. 3 VW eco up 220 CHF/year
  4. 4 CITROEN C1 VTi 68 S+S 221 CHF/year
  5. 5 PEUGEOT 108 VTi 68 STT 221 CHF/year
  6. 6 CITROEN C1 VTi 68 224 CHF/year
  7. 7 SKODA Citigo1.0 44 224 CHF/year
  8. 8 PEUGEOT 108 VTi 68 225 CHF/year
  9. 9 CITROEN C1 VTi 68 ETG 225 CHF/year
  10. 10 PEUGEOT 108 VTi 68 ETG 225 CHF/year
  11. 11 MITSUBISHI SpaceStar 1.0CT 225 CHF/year
  12. 12 VW UP 1.0 BMT 44kW 227 CHF/year
  13. 13 MITSUBISHI SpaceStar 1.0 228 CHF/year
  14. 14 FIAT 500 TwinAir TB 8V 229 CHF/year
  15. 15 VW UP 1.0 MPI 44kW 230 CHF/year

Source: FEDRO / opendata.swiss · tax on the cantonal tariffs, models from 2015 on

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