Toyota Alphard vs Volkswagen Sharan

The Alphard costs less to run, by the official figures: about £360 a year less in the UK.

Toyota AlphardVolkswagen Sharan

Side by side

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

Toyota AlphardVolkswagen Sharan

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,118 (better)
£1,474
New Zealand
$1,840 (better)
$2,426
Australia
$1,525 (better)
$2,010
United States
$1,422 (better)
$1,874

Official figures

Uses
50 mpg (better)
38 mpg
Also
5.7 L/100km (better)
7.5 L/100km
On a full tank
819 miles (better)
580 miles

Space

Seats
7
7
Length
4,945 mm
4,854 mm
Weight
1,900 kg
1,650 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
134 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
235 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

Alphard or Sharan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Alphard or the Volkswagen Sharan?

The Toyota Alphard: about £360 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Sharan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Alphard or the Volkswagen Sharan?

The Toyota Alphard, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Sharan's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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