Toyota Caldina vs Volkswagen Passat
The Caldina costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 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
- $1,779 (better)
- $1,844
- New Zealand
- $2,303 (better)
- $2,387
- Australia
- $1,909 (better)
- $1,979
- United Kingdom
- £1,399 (better)
- £1,450
Official figures
- Uses
- 33 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- Also
- 7.1 L/100km (better)
- 7.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 589 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 650 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,773 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,549 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 162 kW (better)
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
Caldina or Passat?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Caldina or the Volkswagen Passat?
The Toyota Caldina: about $60 a year less in the US than the Volkswagen Passat at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Caldina or the Volkswagen Passat?
The Toyota Caldina, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Passat's 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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