Ford Flex vs Toyota FJ Cruiser
The FJ Cruiser costs less to run, by the official figures: about $140 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
- $3,266
- $3,123 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,227
- $4,043 (better)
- Australia
- $3,502
- $3,354 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,568
- £2,456 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 18 mpg
- 19 mpg (better)
- Also
- 13.1 L/100km
- 12.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 338 miles
- 358 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 566 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,268 kg
- Length
- 5,126 mm
- 4,670 mm
- Weight
- 2,105 kg
- 1,940 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 4.0 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 230 kW (better)
- 194 kW
- Torque
- 407 Nm (better)
- 380 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 4WD
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.
Flex or FJ Cruiser?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Flex or the Toyota FJ Cruiser?
The Toyota FJ Cruiser: about $140 a year less in the US than the Ford Flex at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Flex or the Toyota FJ Cruiser?
The Toyota FJ Cruiser, at 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Ford Flex's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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