Kia Carnival vs Toyota Spacio

The Carnival costs less to run, by the official figures: about £140 a year less in the UK.

Kia CarnivalToyota Spacio

Side by side

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

Kia CarnivalToyota Spacio

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,140 (better)
£1,281
New Zealand
$1,876 (better)
$2,109
Australia
$1,555 (better)
$1,749
United States
$1,449 (better)
$1,629

Official figures

Uses
49 mpg (better)
43 mpg
Also
5.8 L/100km (better)
6.5 L/100km
On a full tank
846 miles (better)
477 miles

Space

Seats
8
7
Boot
960 L
–
Towing, braked
2,000 kg
–
Length
5,115 mm
4,260 mm
Weight
2,136 kg
1,150 kg

Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
216 kW (better)
81 kW
Torque
355 Nm (better)
141 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
4-speed automatic
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 Spacio?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carnival or the Toyota Spacio?

The Kia Carnival: about £140 a year less in the UK than the Toyota Spacio at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carnival or the Toyota Spacio?

The Kia Carnival, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Toyota Spacio's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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