Nissan Serena vs Toyota Alphard

The Serena costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Nissan SerenaToyota Alphard

Side by side

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

Nissan SerenaToyota Alphard

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,788 (better)
$1,840
Australia
$1,483 (better)
$1,525
United Kingdom
£1,086 (better)
£1,118
United States
$1,382 (better)
$1,422

Official figures

Uses
5.5 L/100km (better)
5.7 L/100km
UK
51 mpg (better)
50 mpg
US
43 mpg (better)
41 mpg
On a full tank
995 km
1,318 km (better)

Space

Seats
8
7
Boot
521 L
–
Length
4,690 mm
4,945 mm
Weight
1,665 kg
1,900 kg

Engine

Engine
1.4 L 3-cylinder petrol range-extender hybrid
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
120 kW
134 kW (better)
Torque
315 Nm (better)
235 Nm
Gearbox
Single-speed
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.

Serena or Alphard?

Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Serena or the Toyota Alphard?

The Nissan Serena: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Toyota Alphard at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Serena or the Toyota Alphard?

The Nissan Serena, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Toyota Alphard's 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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