Ford C-max vs Toyota Sienna

The C-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $270 a year less in New Zealand.

Ford C-maxToyota Sienna

Side by side

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

Ford C-maxToyota Sienna

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,902 (better)
$2,173
Australia
$1,578 (better)
$1,802
United Kingdom
£1,155 (better)
£1,320
United States
$1,469 (better)
$1,679

Official figures

Uses
5.9 L/100km (better)
6.7 L/100km
On a full tank
901 km
1,012 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
–
1,107 L
Towing, braked
–
1,600 kg
Length
4,379 mm
5,175 mm
Weight
–
2,100 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder hybrid
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
141 kW
180 kW (better)
Torque
–
357 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 Sienna?

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

The Ford C-max: about $270 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Sienna at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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

The Ford C-max, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Toyota Sienna's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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