Toyota Vellfire vs Volkswagen Touran

The Vellfire costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Toyota VellfireVolkswagen Touran

Side by side

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

Toyota VellfireVolkswagen Touran

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,830 (better)
$1,876
Australia
$1,514 (better)
$1,552
United Kingdom
£1,112 (better)
£1,140
United States
$1,414 (better)
$1,449

Official figures

Uses
5.7 L/100km (better)
5.8 L/100km
UK
50 mpg (better)
49 mpg
US
42 mpg (better)
41 mpg
On a full tank
1,148 km (better)
1,000 km

Space

Seats
7
7
Boot
–
694 L
Length
4,935 mm
4,527 mm
Weight
–
1,560 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
134 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
235 Nm
250 Nm (better)
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.

Vellfire or Touran?

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

The Toyota Vellfire: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Volkswagen Touran at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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

The Toyota Vellfire, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 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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