Daihatsu Charade vs Toyota Avalon
The Charade costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $1,354 (better)
- $1,367
- New Zealand
- $1,753 (better)
- $1,769
- Australia
- $1,452 (better)
- $1,466
- United Kingdom
- £1,065 (better)
- £1,075
Official figures
- Uses
- 43 mpg (better)
- 43 mpg
- Also
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 624 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 454 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 454 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,976 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,615 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- –
- 224 kW
- Torque
- –
- 362 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
Charade or Avalon?
Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Charade or the Toyota Avalon?
The Daihatsu Charade: about $10 a year less in the US than the Toyota Avalon at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Charade or the Toyota Avalon?
The Daihatsu Charade, at 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Toyota Avalon's 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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