Chrysler Grand Voyager vs Kia Carens

The Grand Voyager costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US.

Chrysler Grand VoyagerKia Carens

Side by side

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

Chrysler Grand VoyagerKia Carens

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,464 (better)
$2,555
Australia
$2,042 (better)
$2,117
United Kingdom
£1,497 (better)
£1,552
United States
$1,904 (better)
$1,974

Official figures

Uses
7.6 L/100km (better)
7.9 L/100km
UK
37 mpg (better)
36 mpg
US
31 mpg (better)
30 mpg
On a full tank
997 km (better)
570 km

Space

Seats
7
7
Length
5,143 mm
4,540 mm
Weight
1,800 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.3 L V6 petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
118 kW (better)
85 kW
Torque
258 Nm (better)
144 Nm
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
6-speed manual
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.

Grand Voyager or Carens?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chrysler Grand Voyager or the Kia Carens?

The Chrysler Grand Voyager: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Kia Carens at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chrysler Grand Voyager or the Kia Carens?

The Chrysler Grand Voyager, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Kia Carens's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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