Toyota Spacio vs Vauxhall Zafira

The Spacio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Toyota SpacioVauxhall Zafira

Side by side

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

Toyota SpacioVauxhall Zafira

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,109 (better)
$2,167
Australia
$1,744 (better)
$1,792
United Kingdom
£1,281 (better)
£1,316
United States
$1,629 (better)
$1,674

Official figures

Uses
6.5 L/100km (better)
6.7 L/100km
UK
43 mpg (better)
42 mpg
US
36 mpg (better)
35 mpg
On a full tank
767 km
866 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
7
Length
4,260 mm
4,467 mm
Weight
1,150 kg
1,500 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
81 kW
103 kW (better)
Torque
141 Nm
175 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
5-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.

Spacio or Zafira?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Spacio or the Vauxhall Zafira?

The Toyota Spacio: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Vauxhall Zafira at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Spacio or the Vauxhall Zafira?

The Toyota Spacio, at 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Vauxhall Zafira's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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