Citroën C4 Picasso vs Ford S-max
The C4 Picasso costs less to run, by the official figures: about £280 a year less in the UK.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £747 (better)
- £1,022
- New Zealand
- $1,229 (better)
- $1,682
- Australia
- $1,019 (better)
- $1,394
- United States
- $949 (better)
- $1,299
Official figures
- Uses
- 74 mpg (better)
- 54 mpg
- Also
- 3.8 L/100km (better)
- 5.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 899 miles (better)
- 836 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 537 L
- 2,081 L (better)
- Length
- 4,438 mm
- 4,796 mm
- Weight
- 1,380 kg
- 1,923 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 96 kW
- 140 kW (better)
- Torque
- 300 Nm
- 360 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- 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 Picasso or S-max?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C4 Picasso or the Ford S-max?
The Citroën C4 Picasso: about £280 a year less in the UK than the Ford S-max at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C4 Picasso or the Ford S-max?
The Citroën C4 Picasso, at 3.8 L/100km (74 mpg UK, 62 mpg US) to the Ford S-max's 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën C4 Picasso or the Ford S-max?
The Ford S-max, at 2081 L to the Citroën C4 Picasso's 537 L, for their newest versions.
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