Kia Carens vs Mercedes-Benz Viano
The Carens costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 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
- $2,555 (better)
- $2,704
- Australia
- $2,117 (better)
- $2,240
- United Kingdom
- £1,552 (better)
- £1,642
- United States
- $1,974 (better)
- $2,089
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- 8.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 570 km
- 897 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Length
- 4,540 mm
- 4,895 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,150 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 85 kW
- 120 kW (better)
- Torque
- 144 Nm
- 360 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Carens or Viano?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carens or the Mercedes-Benz Viano?
The Kia Carens: about $150 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz Viano at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carens or the Mercedes-Benz Viano?
The Kia Carens, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz Viano's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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