Ford C-max vs Nissan Lafesta

The C-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US.

Ford C-maxNissan Lafesta

Side by side

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

Ford C-maxNissan Lafesta

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,902 (better)
$2,047
Australia
$1,578 (better)
$1,698
United Kingdom
£1,155 (better)
£1,244
United States
$1,469 (better)
$1,582

Official figures

Uses
5.9 L/100km (better)
6.3 L/100km
UK
48 mpg (better)
45 mpg
US
40 mpg (better)
37 mpg
On a full tank
901 km
948 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Length
4,379 mm
4,540 mm
Weight
–
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder hybrid
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
141 kW (better)
100 kW
Torque
–
191 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
CVT
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.

C-max or Lafesta?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford C-max or the Nissan Lafesta?

The Ford C-max: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US than the Nissan Lafesta at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford C-max or the Nissan Lafesta?

The Ford C-max, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Nissan Lafesta's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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