Ford C-max vs Opel Zafira
The C-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $270 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
- $1,469 (better)
- $1,744
- New Zealand
- $1,902 (better)
- $2,257
- Australia
- $1,577 (better)
- $1,873
- United Kingdom
- £1,155 (better)
- £1,371
Official figures
- Uses
- 40 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- Also
- 5.9 L/100km (better)
- 7.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 560 miles (better)
- 516 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Length
- 4,379 mm
- 4,666 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder hybrid
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 141 kW (better)
- 103 kW
- Torque
- –
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
C-max or Zafira?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford C-max or the Opel Zafira?
The Ford C-max: about $270 a year less in the US than the Opel Zafira at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford C-max or the Opel Zafira?
The Ford C-max, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Opel Zafira's 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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