Mitsubishi Galant vs Toyota Allion

The Galant 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.

Mitsubishi GalantToyota Allion

Side by side

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

Mitsubishi GalantToyota Allion

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,041 (better)
$2,070
Australia
$1,691 (better)
$1,716
United Kingdom
£1,240 (better)
£1,257
United States
$1,577 (better)
$1,599

Official figures

Uses
6.3 L/100km (better)
6.4 L/100km
UK
45 mpg (better)
44 mpg
US
37 mpg (better)
37 mpg
On a full tank
–
859 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
377 L
–
Length
4,854 mm
4,590 mm
Weight
1,560 kg
1,190 kg

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
118 kW (better)
103 kW
Torque
220 Nm (better)
175 Nm
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
FWD
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.

Galant or Allion?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi Galant or the Toyota Allion?

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

Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi Galant or the Toyota Allion?

The Mitsubishi Galant, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Toyota Allion's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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