{"id":249941,"date":"2018-06-10T08:33:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T06:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=249941"},"modified":"2018-06-10T08:33:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T06:33:11","slug":"how-much-it-costs-you-to-drive-100km-after-the-latest-petrol-price-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/249941\/how-much-it-costs-you-to-drive-100km-after-the-latest-petrol-price-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it costs to drive 100km after the latest petrol price hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday South Africa saw another substantial petrol price increase, climbing by 82 cents a litre for both 93 and 95 octane fuel, while diesel was hiked by between 85 and 87 cents per litre.<\/p>\n<p>This took the official petrol price up to <strong>R15.54 for 93 octane<\/strong>, and<strong> R15.79 for 95 octane.<\/strong> While Diesel (0.05% sulphur content) costs you R14.19.<\/p>\n<p>While it is impossible to accurately track exactly how much petrol you will consume due to factors such as traffic and road quality, it is possible to get a rough estimate of how exactly these petrol prices will impact you current petrol allowance based on manufacturer estimates.<\/p>\n<p>BusinessTech looks at how much it will now cost you to travel 100km on South Africa&#8217;s roads based on\u00a0Naamsa&#8217;s latest list of bestselling vehicles for May 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>The prices for 95 and 93 petrol were used for comparison\u00a0purposes, although the manufacturer may have a specific fuel recommendation.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Volkswagen Polo Sedan 1.4 Trendline &#8211; from R209,500<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 5.9l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R93.16\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R91.68\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Volkswagen Polo sedan 1.5TDI Comfortline &#8211; from R279,900 (Diesel)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 4.9l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (Diesel): R69.53\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Polo-Sedan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-238115\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Polo-Sedan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Polo-Sedan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Polo-Sedan-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Polo-Sedan-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Volkswagen Polo Vivo hatch 1.4 Trendline &#8211; from R179,900<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 5.7l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R90.00\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R88.58\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PoloVivo4-e1518510617569.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-225081 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/PoloVivo4-e1518510617569.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Toyota Corolla Quest 1.6 &#8211; from\u00a0R215,200<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 6.6l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R104.21\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R102.56\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Toyota-Corolla-Quest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225881\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Toyota-Corolla-Quest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Toyota-Corolla-Quest.jpg 900w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Toyota-Corolla-Quest-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Toyota-Corolla-Quest-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Toyota Fortuner 2.7 auto &#8211; from R454,500<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 10.5l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R165.80\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R163.17\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Toyota Fortuner 2.4GD-6 &#8211; from R472,700 (Diesel)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 7.0 l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (Diesel): R99.33\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fortuner2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-207591\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fortuner2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fortuner2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fortuner2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fortuner2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Hyundai Grand i10 1.0 Motion &#8211; from R154,900<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 5.4l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R85.27\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R83.92\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hyundai-Grand-i10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235459 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hyundai-Grand-i10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hyundai-Grand-i10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hyundai-Grand-i10-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Toyota Etios hatch 1.5 Xi &#8211; from R171,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 6.0l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R94.74\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R93.24\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Etios.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-244207\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Etios.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Etios.jpg 800w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Etios-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Etios-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Kia Picanto 1.0 Start &#8211; from R139,495<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 5.0l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R78.95\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R77.7\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-Picanto-Start-Header.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-236185 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-Picanto-Start-Header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-Picanto-Start-Header.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-Picanto-Start-Header-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Renault Kwid 1.0 Expression &#8211; from R127,900<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 4.7l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R74.21\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R73.00\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Renault-Kwid-e1501855322655.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190518 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Renault-Kwid-e1501855322655.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Toyota RAV4 2.0 GX &#8211; from R382,300<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 7.7l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R121.58\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R119.66\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Toyota RAV4 2.2D-4D AWD GX &#8211; from R476,700 (Diesel)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 5.6l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (Diesel): R79.46\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Rav4-e1505632789141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199236 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Rav4-e1505632789141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Hyundai Creta 1.6 Executive<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 7.9l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (95 petrol): R124.74\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (93 petrol): R122.77\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hyundai Creta 1.6CRDi Executive auto (Diesel)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average fuel consumption: 7.4l\/100km<\/li>\n<li>Average fuel consumption (Diesel): R105.00\/100km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hyundai-Creta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-197316\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hyundai-Creta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hyundai-Creta.jpg 600w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Hyundai-Creta-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/249141\/these-are-the-most-popular-cars-in-south-africa-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These are the most popular cars in South Africa right now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African motorists will have to endure another substantial petrol price increase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":225079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-249941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249941"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250621,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249941\/revisions\/250621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}