Ford S-max vs Toyota Vellfire
The S-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 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
- $1,299 (better)
- $1,414
- New Zealand
- $1,682 (better)
- $1,830
- Australia
- $1,395 (better)
- $1,518
- United Kingdom
- £1,022 (better)
- £1,112
Official figures
- Uses
- 45 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- Also
- 5.2 L/100km (better)
- 5.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 836 miles (better)
- 714 miles
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Boot
- 2,081 L
- –
- Length
- 4,796 mm
- 4,935 mm
- Weight
- 1,923 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 134 kW
- Torque
- 360 Nm (better)
- 235 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
S-max or Vellfire?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford S-max or the Toyota Vellfire?
The Ford S-max: about $110 a year less in the US than the Toyota Vellfire at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford S-max or the Toyota Vellfire?
The Ford S-max, at 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US) to the Toyota Vellfire's 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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