Citroën C4 Grand Picasso vs Nissan Serena

The C4 Grand Picasso costs less to run, by the official figures: about £200 a year less in the UK.

Citroën C4 Grand PicassoNissan Serena

Side by side

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

Citroën C4 Grand PicassoNissan Serena

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£886 (better)
£1,086
New Zealand
$1,459 (better)
$1,788
Australia
$1,209 (better)
$1,483
United States
$1,127 (better)
$1,382

Official figures

Uses
63 mpg (better)
51 mpg
Also
4.5 L/100km (better)
5.5 L/100km
On a full tank
758 miles (better)
618 miles

Space

Seats
7
8
Boot
–
521 L
Length
4,597 mm
4,690 mm
Weight
1,385 kg
1,665 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
1.4 L 3-cylinder petrol range-extender hybrid
Power
88 kW
120 kW (better)
Torque
300 Nm
315 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed manual
Single-speed
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–

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.

C4 Grand Picasso or Serena?

Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C4 Grand Picasso or the Nissan Serena?

The Citroën C4 Grand Picasso: about £200 a year less in the UK than the Nissan Serena at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C4 Grand Picasso or the Nissan Serena?

The Citroën C4 Grand Picasso, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Nissan Serena's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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