Kia Carnival vs Mercedes-Benz V Class
The Carnival costs less to run, by the official figures: about $400 a year less in New Zealand, $340 in Australia, £250 in the UK and $310 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
- $1,876 (better)
- $2,280
- Australia
- $1,555 (better)
- $1,892
- United Kingdom
- £1,140 (better)
- £1,385
- United States
- $1,449 (better)
- $1,761
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- 7.1 L/100km
- UK
- 49 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- US
- 41 mpg (better)
- 33 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,362 km (better)
- 809 km
Space
- Seats
- 8
- 7
- Boot
- 960 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,115 mm
- 5,140 mm
- Weight
- 2,136 kg
- 2,170 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 2.1 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- 216 kW (better)
- 140 kW
- Torque
- 355 Nm
- 440 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Carnival or V Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carnival or the Mercedes-Benz V Class?
The Kia Carnival: about $400 a year less in New Zealand, $340 in Australia, £250 in the UK and $310 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz V Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carnival or the Mercedes-Benz V Class?
The Kia Carnival, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz V Class's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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