Kia Carens vs Toyota Ipsum

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Kia CarensToyota Ipsum

Side by side

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

Kia CarensToyota Ipsum

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,555 (better)
$2,700
Australia
$2,119 (better)
$2,240
United Kingdom
£1,552 (better)
£1,641
United States
$1,974 (better)
$2,086

Official figures

Uses
7.9 L/100km (better)
8.4 L/100km
On a full tank
570 km
719 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
7
Length
4,540 mm
4,635 mm
Weight
–
1,530 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
85 kW
118 kW (better)
Torque
144 Nm
218 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed manual
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Carens or Ipsum?

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carens or the Toyota Ipsum?

The Kia Carens, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Toyota Ipsum's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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