Kia Seltos vs Toyota Vanguard

The Vanguard costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Kia SeltosToyota Vanguard

Side by side

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

Kia SeltosToyota Vanguard

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,717
$2,691 (better)
Australia
$2,247
$2,226 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,650
£1,635 (better)
United States
$2,099
$2,079 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.4 L/100km
8.3 L/100km (better)
UK
34 mpg
34 mpg (better)
US
28 mpg
28 mpg (better)
On a full tank
595 km
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Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
468 L
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Towing, braked
1,100 kg
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Length
4,370 mm
4,570 mm
Weight
1,355 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
110 kW
125 kW (better)
Torque
180 Nm
224 Nm (better)
Gearbox
Continuously variable transmission (CVT)
CVT
Drive
FWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
6
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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.

Seltos or Vanguard?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Seltos or the Toyota Vanguard?

The Toyota Vanguard: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Kia Seltos at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Seltos or the Toyota Vanguard?

The Toyota Vanguard, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Kia Seltos's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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