Ford C-max vs Toyota Estima

The Estima costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US.

Toyota Estima

Side by side

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

Ford C-maxToyota Estima

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,902
$1,811 (better)
Australia
$1,573
$1,499 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,155
£1,100 (better)
United States
$1,469
$1,399 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.9 L/100km
5.6 L/100km (better)
UK
48 mpg
50 mpg (better)
US
40 mpg
42 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
982 km

Space

Seats
–
7
Length
–
4,795 mm
Weight
–
1,960 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
–
112 kW
Torque
–
224 Nm
Gearbox
–
E-CVT
Drive
–
AWD

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.

C-max or Estima?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford C-max or the Toyota Estima?

The Toyota Estima: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Ford C-max at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford C-max or the Toyota Estima?

The Toyota Estima, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Ford C-max's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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