Kia Carnival vs Toyota Sienna
The Carnival costs less to run, by the official figures: about $300 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
- $1,876 (better)
- $2,173
- Australia
- $1,555 (better)
- $1,802
- United Kingdom
- £1,140 (better)
- £1,320
- United States
- $1,449 (better)
- $1,679
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- 6.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,362 km (better)
- 1,012 km
Space
- Seats
- 8
- 7
- Boot
- 960 L
- 1,107 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg (better)
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 5,115 mm
- 5,175 mm
- Weight
- 2,136 kg
- 2,100 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- 216 kW (better)
- 180 kW
- Torque
- 355 Nm
- 357 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- CVT
- 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.
Carnival or Sienna?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carnival or the Toyota Sienna?
The Kia Carnival: about $300 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 Kia Carnival or the Toyota Sienna?
The Kia Carnival, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Toyota Sienna's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Carnival or the Toyota Sienna?
The Toyota Sienna, at 1107 L to the Kia Carnival's 960 L, for their newest versions.
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