Toyota Sienna vs Volkswagen Sharan

The Sienna costs less to run, by the official figures: about $210 a year less in Australia.

Toyota SiennaVolkswagen Sharan

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Toyota SiennaVolkswagen Sharan

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$1,801 (better)
$2,010
New Zealand
$2,173 (better)
$2,426
United Kingdom
£1,320 (better)
£1,474
United States
$1,679 (better)
$1,874

Official figures

Uses
6.7 L/100km (better)
7.5 L/100km
On a full tank
1,012 km (better)
933 km

Space

Seats
7
7
Boot
1,107 L
–
Towing, braked
1,600 kg
–
Length
5,175 mm
4,854 mm
Weight
2,100 kg
1,650 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
180 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
357 Nm (better)
250 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

Sienna or Sharan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Sienna or the Volkswagen Sharan?

The Toyota Sienna: about $210 a year less in Australia than the Volkswagen Sharan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Sienna or the Volkswagen Sharan?

The Toyota Sienna, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Sharan's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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