Ford Escape vs Toyota Highlander
The Escape costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,479 (better)
- $1,501
- New Zealand
- $1,785 (better)
- $1,811
- United Kingdom
- £1,085 (better)
- £1,100
- United States
- $1,379 (better)
- $1,399
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,024 km
- 1,161 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 956 L (better)
- 453 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,500 kg
- 1,500 kg
- Length
- 4,585 mm
- 4,966 mm
- Weight
- 1,611 kg
- 2,020 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- 149 kW
- 184 kW (better)
- Torque
- 240 Nm (better)
- 239 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- E-CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 7
- 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.
Escape or Highlander?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Escape or the Toyota Highlander?
The Ford Escape: about $20 a year less in Australia than the Toyota Highlander at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Escape or the Toyota Highlander?
The Ford Escape, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Toyota Highlander's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Escape or the Toyota Highlander?
The Ford Escape, at 956 L to the Toyota Highlander's 453 L, for their newest versions.
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