Fiat Doblo vs Ford Transit Connect

The Doblo costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,380 a year less in New Zealand, $1,140 in Australia, £840 in the UK and $1,060 in the US.

Fiat DobloFord Transit Connect

Side by side

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

Fiat DobloFord Transit Connect

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,666 (better)
$3,043
Australia
$1,382 (better)
$2,526
United Kingdom
£1,012 (better)
£1,849
United States
$1,287 (better)
$2,351

Official figures

Uses
5.2 L/100km (better)
9.4 L/100km
UK
55 mpg (better)
30 mpg
US
46 mpg (better)
25 mpg
On a full tank
1,165 km (better)
638 km

Space

Seats
5
2
Length
–
4,418 mm

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
77 kW (better)
74 kW
Torque
–
230 Nm
Gearbox
5-speed manual
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.

Doblo or Transit Connect?

Which is cheaper to run, the Fiat Doblo or the Ford Transit Connect?

The Fiat Doblo: about $1,380 a year less in New Zealand, $1,140 in Australia, £840 in the UK and $1,060 in the US than the Ford Transit Connect at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Fiat Doblo or the Ford Transit Connect?

The Fiat Doblo, at 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the Ford Transit Connect's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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