Kia Carnival vs Nissan Serena
The Serena costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $1,449
- $1,382 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,876
- $1,788 (better)
- Australia
- $1,554
- $1,482 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,140
- £1,086 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg
- 43 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.8 L/100km
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 846 miles (better)
- 618 miles
Space
- Seats
- 8
- 8
- Boot
- 960 L (better)
- 521 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,115 mm
- 4,690 mm
- Weight
- 2,136 kg
- 1,665 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 1.4 L 3-cylinder petrol range-extender hybrid
- Power
- 216 kW (better)
- 120 kW
- Torque
- 355 Nm (better)
- 315 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Single-speed
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Carnival or Serena?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carnival or the Nissan Serena?
The Nissan Serena: about $70 a year less in the US than the Kia Carnival at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carnival or the Nissan Serena?
The Nissan Serena, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Kia Carnival's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Carnival or the Nissan Serena?
The Kia Carnival, at 960 L to the Nissan Serena's 521 L, for their newest versions.
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