Mercedes-Benz V Class vs Toyota Alphard
The Alphard costs less to run, by the official figures: about $440 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £270 in the UK and $340 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
- $2,280
- $1,840 (better)
- Australia
- $1,892
- $1,525 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,385
- £1,118 (better)
- United States
- $1,761
- $1,422 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.1 L/100km
- 5.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 40 mpg
- 50 mpg (better)
- US
- 33 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 809 km
- 1,318 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Length
- 5,140 mm
- 4,945 mm
- Weight
- 2,170 kg
- 1,900 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.1 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 134 kW
- Torque
- 440 Nm (better)
- 235 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-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.
V Class or Alphard?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz V Class or the Toyota Alphard?
The Toyota Alphard: about $440 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £270 in the UK and $340 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 Mercedes-Benz V Class or the Toyota Alphard?
The Toyota Alphard, at 5.7 L/100km (50 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.
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
