Ford S-max vs Kia Carens
The Carens costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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
- $2,684
- $2,555 (better)
- Australia
- $2,220
- $2,113 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,631
- £1,552 (better)
- United States
- $2,074
- $1,974 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.3 L/100km
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 34 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- US
- 28 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 570 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 7
- Length
- –
- 4,540 mm
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 85 kW
- Torque
- –
- 144 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- FWD
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.
S-max or Carens?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford S-max or the Kia Carens?
The Kia Carens: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Ford S-max at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford S-max or the Kia Carens?
The Kia Carens, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Ford S-max's 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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