Mercedes-Benz V Class vs Toyota Sienna

The Sienna costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US.

Mercedes-Benz V ClassToyota Sienna

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz V ClassToyota Sienna

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,280
$2,173 (better)
Australia
$1,889
$1,801 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,385
£1,320 (better)
United States
$1,761
$1,679 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.1 L/100km
6.7 L/100km (better)
UK
40 mpg
42 mpg (better)
US
33 mpg
35 mpg (better)
On a full tank
809 km
1,012 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
7
Boot
–
1,107 L
Towing, braked
–
1,600 kg
Length
5,140 mm
5,175 mm
Weight
2,170 kg
2,100 kg

Engine

Engine
2.1 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
140 kW
180 kW (better)
Torque
440 Nm (better)
357 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 Sienna?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz V Class or the Toyota Sienna?

The Toyota Sienna: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 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 Sienna?

The Toyota Sienna, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 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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