Ford Transit Connect vs Toyota Hiace
The Hiace costs less to run, by the official figures: about £290 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
- £1,849
- £1,554 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,043
- $2,558 (better)
- Australia
- $2,526
- $2,121 (better)
- United States
- $2,351
- $1,976 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 30 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.4 L/100km
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 396 miles
- 550 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,500 kg
- Length
- 4,418 mm
- 5,265 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,225 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel
- Power
- 74 kW
- 130 kW (better)
- Torque
- 230 Nm
- 450 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
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.
Transit Connect or Hiace?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Transit Connect or the Toyota Hiace?
The Toyota Hiace: about £290 a year less in the UK than the Ford Transit Connect at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Transit Connect or the Toyota Hiace?
The Toyota Hiace, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Ford Transit Connect's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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