Nissan Pulsar vs Toyota Vista

The Pulsar costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand.

Nissan PulsarToyota Vista

Side by side

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

Nissan PulsarToyota Vista

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,167 (better)
$2,173
Australia
$1,795 (better)
$1,801
United Kingdom
£1,316 (better)
£1,320
United States
$1,674 (better)
$1,679

Official figures

Uses
6.7 L/100km (better)
6.7 L/100km
On a full tank
687 km
893 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
385 L
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Towing, braked
1,200 kg
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Length
4,387 mm
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Weight
1,265 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
110 kW (better)
77 kW
Torque
147 Nm
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Gearbox
CVT
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★☆☆
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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.

Pulsar or Vista?

Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Pulsar or the Toyota Vista?

The Nissan Pulsar: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Vista at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Pulsar or the Toyota Vista?

The Nissan Pulsar, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Toyota Vista's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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