Kia Carnival vs Toyota Vellfire

The Vellfire costs less to run, by the official figures: about £30 a year less in the UK.

Kia CarnivalToyota Vellfire

Side by side

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

Kia CarnivalToyota Vellfire

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,140
£1,112 (better)
New Zealand
$1,876
$1,830 (better)
Australia
$1,554
$1,517 (better)
United States
$1,449
$1,414 (better)

Official figures

Uses
49 mpg
50 mpg (better)
Also
5.8 L/100km
5.7 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
846 miles (better)
714 miles

Space

Seats
8
7
Boot
960 L
–
Towing, braked
2,000 kg
–
Length
5,115 mm
4,935 mm
Weight
2,136 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
216 kW (better)
134 kW
Torque
355 Nm (better)
235 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
CVT
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 Vellfire?

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

The Toyota Vellfire: about £30 a year less in the UK than the Kia Carnival at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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

The Toyota Vellfire, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Kia Carnival's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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