Ford Fusion vs Toyota Avalon
The Avalon costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $70 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
- New Zealand
- $1,856
- $1,769 (better)
- Australia
- $1,536
- $1,463 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,128
- £1,075 (better)
- United States
- $1,434
- $1,367 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.7 L/100km
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 49 mpg
- 52 mpg (better)
- US
- 41 mpg
- 43 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 923 km
- 1,004 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 453 L
- 454 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 454 kg
- Length
- 4,871 mm
- 4,976 mm
- Weight
- 1,550 kg
- 1,615 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 141 kW
- 224 kW (better)
- Torque
- 237 Nm
- 362 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- –
- Airbags
- 8
- 10 (better)
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.
Fusion or Avalon?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Fusion or the Toyota Avalon?
The Toyota Avalon: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Ford Fusion at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Fusion or the Toyota Avalon?
The Toyota Avalon, at 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Ford Fusion's 5.7 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Fusion or the Toyota Avalon?
The Toyota Avalon, at 454 L to the Ford Fusion's 453 L, for their newest versions.
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