Toyota Hilux vs Volkswagen T5
The T5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £10 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
- £1,420
- £1,415 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,338
- $2,328 (better)
- Australia
- $1,941
- $1,931 (better)
- United States
- $1,806
- $1,799 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 39 mpg
- 39 mpg (better)
- Also
- 7.2 L/100km
- 7.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 679 miles
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 1,127 L
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- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,329 mm
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- Weight
- 2,113 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
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- Power
- 110 kW
- –
- Torque
- 400 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
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- Drive
- 4WD
- –
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
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- 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.
Hilux or T5?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Hilux or the Volkswagen T5?
The Volkswagen T5: about £10 a year less in the UK than the Toyota Hilux at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Hilux or the Volkswagen T5?
The Volkswagen T5, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Toyota Hilux's 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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