Nissan Lafesta vs Vauxhall Zafira

The Lafesta costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in the US.

Nissan LafestaVauxhall Zafira

Side by side

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

Nissan LafestaVauxhall Zafira

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,582 (better)
$1,674
New Zealand
$2,047 (better)
$2,167
Australia
$1,698 (better)
$1,797
United Kingdom
£1,244 (better)
£1,316

Official figures

Uses
37 mpg (better)
35 mpg
Also
6.3 L/100km (better)
6.7 L/100km
On a full tank
589 miles (better)
538 miles

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
–
139 L
Length
4,540 mm
4,467 mm
Weight
1,400 kg
1,500 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
100 kW
103 kW (better)
Torque
191 Nm (better)
175 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
5-speed manual
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.

Lafesta or Zafira?

Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Lafesta or the Vauxhall Zafira?

The Nissan Lafesta: about $90 a year less in the US than the Vauxhall Zafira at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Lafesta or the Vauxhall Zafira?

The Nissan Lafesta, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Vauxhall Zafira's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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