Toyota Noah vs Volkswagen Sharan

The Noah costs less to run, by the official figures: about $790 a year less in the US.

Toyota NoahVolkswagen Sharan

Side by side

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

Toyota NoahVolkswagen Sharan

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,087 (better)
$1,874
New Zealand
$1,407 (better)
$2,426
Australia
$1,167 (better)
$2,011
United Kingdom
£855 (better)
£1,474

Official figures

Uses
54 mpg (better)
31 mpg
Also
4.4 L/100km (better)
7.5 L/100km
On a full tank
786 miles (better)
580 miles

Space

Seats
8
7
Length
4,695 mm
4,854 mm
Weight
–
1,650 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
112 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
193 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
6-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.

Noah or Sharan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Noah or the Volkswagen Sharan?

The Toyota Noah: about $790 a year less in the US than the Volkswagen Sharan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Noah or the Volkswagen Sharan?

The Toyota Noah, at 4.4 L/100km (65 mpg UK, 54 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Sharan's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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