Hyundai Imax vs Toyota Previa

The Previa costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Hyundai ImaxToyota Previa

Side by side

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

Hyundai ImaxToyota Previa

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,907
$2,878 (better)
Australia
$2,409
$2,385 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,766
£1,749 (better)
United States
$2,246
$2,224 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.0 L/100km
8.9 L/100km (better)
UK
31 mpg
32 mpg (better)
US
26 mpg
26 mpg (better)
On a full tank
834 km (better)
674 km

Space

Seats
8
8
Boot
–
515 L
Length
5,125 mm
4,795 mm
Weight
2,100 kg
1,800 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
125 kW
125 kW
Torque
441 Nm (better)
224 Nm
Gearbox
5-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
RWD
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.

Imax or Previa?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Imax or the Toyota Previa?

The Toyota Previa: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Hyundai Imax at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Imax or the Toyota Previa?

The Toyota Previa, at 8.9 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Hyundai Imax's 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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