Ford C-max vs Kia Carnival
The Carnival costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,902
- $1,876 (better)
- Australia
- $1,577
- $1,554 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,155
- £1,140 (better)
- United States
- $1,469
- $1,449 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.9 L/100km
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 901 km
- 1,362 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 8
- Boot
- –
- 960 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 4,379 mm
- 5,115 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,136 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder hybrid
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 141 kW
- 216 kW (better)
- Torque
- –
- 355 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
C-max or Carnival?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford C-max or the Kia Carnival?
The Kia Carnival: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Ford C-max at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford C-max or the Kia Carnival?
The Kia Carnival, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Ford C-max's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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