Chrysler Pacifica vs Kia Carnival
The Carnival costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,220 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $2,671
- $1,449 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,457
- $1,876 (better)
- Australia
- $2,864
- $1,554 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,100
- £1,140 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 22 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- Also
- 10.7 L/100km
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 413 miles
- 846 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 8
- Boot
- 915 L
- 960 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 5,177 mm
- 5,115 mm
- Weight
- 2,086 kg
- 2,136 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 213 kW
- 216 kW (better)
- Torque
- 355 Nm
- 355 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Pacifica or Carnival?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chrysler Pacifica or the Kia Carnival?
The Kia Carnival: about $1,220 a year less in the US than the Chrysler Pacifica at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chrysler Pacifica or the Kia Carnival?
The Kia Carnival, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Chrysler Pacifica's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chrysler Pacifica or the Kia Carnival?
The Kia Carnival, at 960 L to the Chrysler Pacifica's 915 L, for their newest versions.
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