Ford S-max vs Kia Carnival
The S-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 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
- $1,395 (better)
- $1,555
- New Zealand
- $1,682 (better)
- $1,876
- United Kingdom
- £1,022 (better)
- £1,140
- United States
- $1,299 (better)
- $1,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.2 L/100km (better)
- 5.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,346 km
- 1,362 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 8
- Boot
- 2,081 L (better)
- 960 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 4,796 mm
- 5,115 mm
- Weight
- 1,923 kg
- 2,136 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 140 kW
- 216 kW (better)
- Torque
- 360 Nm (better)
- 355 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- –
- 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.
S-max or Carnival?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford S-max or the Kia Carnival?
The Ford S-max: about $160 a year less in Australia than the Kia Carnival at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford S-max or the Kia Carnival?
The Ford S-max, at 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US) to the Kia Carnival's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford S-max or the Kia Carnival?
The Ford S-max, at 2081 L to the Kia Carnival's 960 L, for their newest versions.
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