Toyota Estima vs Volkswagen Touran

The Estima costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

Toyota EstimaVolkswagen Touran

Side by side

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

Toyota EstimaVolkswagen Touran

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,811 (better)
$1,876
Australia
$1,501 (better)
$1,554
United Kingdom
£1,100 (better)
£1,140
United States
$1,399 (better)
$1,449

Official figures

Uses
5.6 L/100km (better)
5.8 L/100km
UK
50 mpg (better)
49 mpg
US
42 mpg (better)
41 mpg
On a full tank
982 km
1,000 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
7
Boot
–
694 L
Length
4,795 mm
4,527 mm
Weight
1,960 kg
1,560 kg

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
112 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
224 Nm
340 Nm (better)
Gearbox
E-CVT
7-speed dual-clutch
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

Estima or Touran?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Estima or the Volkswagen Touran?

The Toyota Estima: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Volkswagen Touran at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Estima or the Volkswagen Touran?

The Toyota Estima, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Touran's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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