Toyota Sienta vs Volkswagen Touran

The Sienta costs less to run, by the official figures: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 in the US.

Toyota SientaVolkswagen Touran

Side by side

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

Toyota SientaVolkswagen Touran

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,423 (better)
$1,876
Australia
$1,177 (better)
$1,552
United Kingdom
£864 (better)
£1,140
United States
$1,099 (better)
$1,449

Official figures

Uses
4.4 L/100km (better)
5.8 L/100km
UK
64 mpg (better)
49 mpg
US
53 mpg (better)
41 mpg
On a full tank
818 km
1,000 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
7
Boot
–
694 L
Length
4,260 mm
4,527 mm
Weight
–
1,560 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
80 kW
110 kW (better)
Torque
136 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
E-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.

Sienta or Touran?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Sienta or the Volkswagen Touran?

The Toyota Sienta: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 in the US than the Volkswagen Touran at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Sienta or the Volkswagen Touran?

The Toyota Sienta, at 4.4 L/100km (64 mpg UK, 53 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Touran's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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