Ford S-max vs Nissan Serena
The S-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,682 (better)
- $1,788
- Australia
- $1,394 (better)
- $1,482
- United Kingdom
- £1,022 (better)
- £1,086
- United States
- $1,299 (better)
- $1,382
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.2 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- UK
- 54 mpg (better)
- 51 mpg
- US
- 45 mpg (better)
- 43 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,346 km (better)
- 995 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 8
- Boot
- 2,081 L (better)
- 521 L
- Length
- 4,796 mm
- 4,690 mm
- Weight
- 1,923 kg
- 1,665 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.4 L 3-cylinder petrol range-extender hybrid
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 120 kW
- Torque
- 360 Nm (better)
- 315 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Single-speed
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
S-max or Serena?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford S-max or the Nissan Serena?
The Ford S-max: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Nissan Serena at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford S-max or the Nissan Serena?
The Ford S-max, at 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US) to the Nissan Serena's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford S-max or the Nissan Serena?
The Ford S-max, at 2081 L to the Nissan Serena's 521 L, for their newest versions.
Each on its own
Other comparisons
What will the drive cost?
Roadtrip works out the fuel or charging cost of any drive for your exact car, finds the cheapest stations on the way, and splits it between everyone in the car.
Rated 4.7 by drivers · 700,000 downloads
