Toyota GT86 vs Volkswagen Crafter

The Crafter costs less to run, by the official figures: about $550 a year less in New Zealand.

Volkswagen Crafter

Side by side

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

Toyota GT86Volkswagen Crafter

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,662
$2,113 (better)
Australia
$2,203 (better)
$2,608
United Kingdom
£1,617 (better)
£1,847
United States
$2,056 (better)
$2,922

Official figures

Uses
8.2 L/100km
8.2 L/100km (better)
UK
34 mpg
34 mpg (better)
US
29 mpg
29 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
914 km

Space

Seats
–
3
Length
–
5,986 mm
Weight
–
2,090 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
–
103 kW
Torque
–
340 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.

GT86 or Crafter?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota GT86 or the Volkswagen Crafter?

The Volkswagen Crafter: about $550 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota GT86 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota GT86 or the Volkswagen Crafter?

The Volkswagen Crafter, at 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Toyota GT86's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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