Toyota Sienna vs Volkswagen Touran
The Touran costs less to run, by the official figures: about $300 a year less in New Zealand, $250 in Australia, £180 in the UK and $230 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
- $2,173
- $1,876 (better)
- Australia
- $1,798
- $1,552 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,320
- £1,140 (better)
- United States
- $1,679
- $1,449 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.7 L/100km
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 42 mpg
- 49 mpg (better)
- US
- 35 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,012 km (better)
- 1,000 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Boot
- 1,107 L (better)
- 694 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,175 mm
- 4,527 mm
- Weight
- 2,100 kg
- 1,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 180 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 357 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
Sienna or Touran?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Sienna or the Volkswagen Touran?
The Volkswagen Touran: about $300 a year less in New Zealand, $250 in Australia, £180 in the UK and $230 in the US than the Toyota Sienna at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Sienna or the Volkswagen Touran?
The Volkswagen Touran, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Toyota Sienna's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Toyota Sienna or the Volkswagen Touran?
The Toyota Sienna, at 1107 L to the Volkswagen Touran's 694 L, for their newest versions.
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