Honda Freed vs Toyota Vellfire

The Freed costs less to run, by the official figures: about $280 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $210 in the US.

Honda FreedToyota Vellfire

Side by side

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

Honda FreedToyota Vellfire

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,552 (better)
$1,830
Australia
$1,284 (better)
$1,514
United Kingdom
£943 (better)
£1,112
United States
$1,199 (better)
$1,414

Official figures

Uses
4.8 L/100km (better)
5.7 L/100km
UK
59 mpg (better)
50 mpg
US
49 mpg (better)
42 mpg
On a full tank
833 km
1,148 km (better)

Space

Seats
6
7
Length
4,265 mm
4,935 mm
Weight
1,300 kg
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Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
96 kW
134 kW (better)
Torque
155 Nm
235 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
CVT
Drive
FWD
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.

Freed or Vellfire?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Freed or the Toyota Vellfire?

The Honda Freed: about $280 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $210 in the US than the Toyota Vellfire at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Freed or the Toyota Vellfire?

The Honda Freed, at 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US) to the Toyota Vellfire's 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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