Ford Transit vs Geo Metro

The Transit costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.

Ford Transit

Side by side

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

Ford TransitGeo Metro

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,167 (better)
$2,173
Australia
$1,798 (better)
$1,804
United Kingdom
£1,316 (better)
£1,320
United States
$1,674 (better)
$1,679

Official figures

Uses
6.7 L/100km (better)
6.7 L/100km
UK
42 mpg (better)
42 mpg
US
35 mpg (better)
35 mpg
On a full tank
1,194 km
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Space

Seats
3
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Towing, braked
2,750 kg
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Length
5,981 mm
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
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Power
96 kW
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Torque
360 Nm
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Gearbox
6-speed manual
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Drive
RWD
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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.

Transit or Metro?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Transit or the Geo Metro?

The Ford Transit: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Geo Metro at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Transit or the Geo Metro?

The Ford Transit, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Geo Metro's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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