Kia Carnival vs Toyota Sienta

The Sienta costs less to run, by the official figures: about $630 a year less in New Zealand, $520 in Australia, £380 in the UK and $490 in the US.

Kia CarnivalToyota Sienta

Side by side

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

Kia CarnivalToyota Sienta

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,876
$1,245 (better)
Australia
$1,555
$1,032 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,140
£756 (better)
United States
$1,449
$962 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.8 L/100km
3.9 L/100km (better)
UK
49 mpg
73 mpg (better)
US
41 mpg
61 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,362 km (better)
935 km

Space

Seats
8
7
Boot
960 L
–
Towing, braked
2,000 kg
–
Length
5,115 mm
4,260 mm
Weight
2,136 kg
–

Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
216 kW (better)
80 kW
Torque
355 Nm (better)
136 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
E-CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

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 Sienta?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carnival or the Toyota Sienta?

The Toyota Sienta: about $630 a year less in New Zealand, $520 in Australia, £380 in the UK and $490 in the US than the Kia Carnival at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carnival or the Toyota Sienta?

The Toyota Sienta, at 3.9 L/100km (73 mpg UK, 61 mpg US) to the Kia Carnival's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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