Nissan Caravan vs Volkswagen Transporter
The Transporter costs less to run, by the official figures: about £40 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
- £1,613
- £1,572 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,655
- $2,587 (better)
- Australia
- $2,200
- $2,144 (better)
- United States
- $2,051
- $1,999 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 34 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- Also
- 8.2 L/100km
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 492 miles
- 544 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 3
- 3
- Length
- –
- 4,904 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel
- Power
- –
- 81 kW
- Torque
- –
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
Caravan or Transporter?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Caravan or the Volkswagen Transporter?
The Volkswagen Transporter: about £40 a year less in the UK than the Nissan Caravan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Caravan or the Volkswagen Transporter?
The Volkswagen Transporter, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Nissan Caravan's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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