Toyota Voltz vs Volkswagen Amarok

The Voltz costs less to run, by the official figures: about £230 a year less in the UK.

Volkswagen Amarok

Side by side

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

Toyota VoltzVolkswagen Amarok

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,566 (better)
£1,800
New Zealand
$2,577
$2,059 (better)
Australia
$2,137 (better)
$2,544
United States
$1,991 (better)
$2,847

Official figures

Uses
35 mpg (better)
35 mpg
Also
8.0 L/100km (better)
8.0 L/100km
On a full tank
–
614 miles

Space

Seats
–
5
Towing, braked
–
3,000 kg
Length
–
5,192 mm
Weight
–
2,040 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
Power
–
157 kW
Torque
–
525 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★☆
Airbags
–
4

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.

Voltz or Amarok?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Voltz or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Toyota Voltz: about £230 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Amarok at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Voltz or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Toyota Voltz, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Amarok's 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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