Hyundai Iload vs Volkswagen Transporter

The Iload costs less to run, by the official figures: about $380 a year less in New Zealand.

Hyundai IloadVolkswagen Transporter

Side by side

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

Hyundai IloadVolkswagen Transporter

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,208 (better)
$2,587
Australia
$2,729
$2,144 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,930
£1,572 (better)
United States
$3,053
$1,999 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.6 L/100km
8.0 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
874 km
875 km (better)

Space

Seats
3
3
Length
5,125 mm
4,904 mm
Weight
1,900 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel
Power
125 kW (better)
81 kW
Torque
441 Nm (better)
250 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed manual
5-speed manual
Drive
RWD
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.

Iload or Transporter?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Iload or the Volkswagen Transporter?

The Hyundai Iload: about $380 a year less in New Zealand than the Volkswagen Transporter at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Iload or the Volkswagen Transporter?

The Volkswagen Transporter, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Hyundai Iload's 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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