Ford C-max vs Toyota Isis

The C-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $240 a year less in New Zealand.

Ford C-maxToyota Isis

Side by side

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

Ford C-maxToyota Isis

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,902 (better)
$2,144
Australia
$1,578 (better)
$1,778
United Kingdom
£1,155 (better)
£1,303
United States
$1,469 (better)
$1,657

Official figures

Uses
5.9 L/100km (better)
6.6 L/100km
On a full tank
901 km
905 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Length
4,379 mm
4,610 mm
Weight
–
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder hybrid
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
141 kW (better)
100 kW
Torque
–
175 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
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.

C-max or Isis?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford C-max or the Toyota Isis?

The Ford C-max: about $240 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Isis at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford C-max or the Toyota Isis?

The Ford C-max, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Toyota Isis's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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