Renault Trafic vs Volkswagen Caddy
The Caddy costs less to run, by the official figures: about £500 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
- £1,462
- £961 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,673
- $1,581 (better)
- Australia
- $2,067
- $1,310 (better)
- United States
- $2,313
- $1,222 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 43 mpg
- 58 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.5 L/100km
- 4.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 765 miles (better)
- 635 miles
Space
- Seats
- 3
- 2
- Length
- 4,999 mm
- 4,500 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,656 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 96 kW (better)
- 75 kW
- Torque
- 380 Nm (better)
- 320 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Trafic or Caddy?
Which is cheaper to run, the Renault Trafic or the Volkswagen Caddy?
The Volkswagen Caddy: about £500 a year less in the UK than the Renault Trafic at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Renault Trafic or the Volkswagen Caddy?
The Volkswagen Caddy, at 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US) to the Renault Trafic's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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