Kia Carnival vs Opel Zafira

The Zafira costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Kia CarnivalOpel Zafira

Side by side

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

Kia CarnivalOpel Zafira

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,306
$2,257 (better)
Australia
$1,907
$1,867 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,401
£1,371 (better)
United States
$1,781
$1,744 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.1 L/100km
7.0 L/100km (better)
UK
40 mpg
40 mpg (better)
US
33 mpg
34 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,108 km (better)
831 km

Space

Seats
8
7
Boot
960 L
–
Towing, braked
2,000 kg
–
Length
5,115 mm
4,666 mm
Weight
2,136 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
216 kW (better)
103 kW
Torque
355 Nm (better)
200 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
7
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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.

Carnival or Zafira?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Carnival or the Opel Zafira?

The Opel Zafira: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Kia Carnival at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Carnival or the Opel Zafira?

The Opel Zafira, at 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Kia Carnival's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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