Ford C-max vs Toyota Alphard

The Alphard costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in the US.

Ford C-maxToyota Alphard

Side by side

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

Ford C-maxToyota Alphard

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,469
$1,422 (better)
New Zealand
$1,902
$1,840 (better)
Australia
$1,577
$1,525 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,155
£1,118 (better)

Official figures

Uses
40 mpg
41 mpg (better)
Also
5.9 L/100km
5.7 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
560 miles
819 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Length
4,379 mm
4,945 mm
Weight
–
1,900 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder hybrid
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
141 kW (better)
134 kW
Torque
–
235 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
CVT
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 Alphard?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford C-max or the Toyota Alphard?

The Toyota Alphard: about $50 a year less in the US than the Ford C-max at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford C-max or the Toyota Alphard?

The Toyota Alphard, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Ford C-max's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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