Ford C-max vs Toyota Spacio

The C-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $210 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £130 in the UK and $160 in the US.

Ford C-maxToyota Spacio

Side by side

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

Ford C-maxToyota Spacio

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,902 (better)
$2,109
Australia
$1,578 (better)
$1,749
United Kingdom
£1,155 (better)
£1,281
United States
$1,469 (better)
$1,629

Official figures

Uses
5.9 L/100km (better)
6.5 L/100km
UK
48 mpg (better)
43 mpg
US
40 mpg (better)
36 mpg
On a full tank
901 km (better)
767 km

Space

Seats
5
7
Length
4,379 mm
4,260 mm
Weight
–
1,150 kg

Engine

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

C-max or Spacio?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford C-max or the Toyota Spacio?

The Ford C-max: about $210 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £130 in the UK and $160 in the US than the Toyota Spacio at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford C-max or the Toyota Spacio?

The Ford C-max, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Toyota Spacio's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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