Facts and figures
| Ford Tourneo | Volkswagen Caravelle | |
| On-the-road price/total as tested | £32,605/£33,085 | £38,810/£43,045 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | N/A | £16,727/43.1% |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £1,871/£3,743 | £2,604/£5,208 |
| Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) | £2,992/£4,986 | £3,556/£5,927 |
| Insurance group/quote | N/A | 31/£461 |
| Road tax band/cost | H/£200 | J/£260 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £159/£219/£159 | £130/£270/£130 |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,972/2,933mm | 4,892/3,000mm |
| Height/width | 2,020/1,986mm | 1,970/1,904mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/2,198cc | 4cyl in-line/1,968cc |
| Peak power | 153/3,500 bhp/rpm | 178/4,000 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque | 385/1,500 Nm/rpm | 400/1,500 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 7-spd auto/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 80 litres/full size | 80 litres/full size |
| Boot capacity (9/6/3 seats) | 1,323/5,520/6,000 lts | N/A/N/A/5,470 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 2,098/902/1,650kg | 2,322/661/2,500kg |
| Turning circle | 10.9 metres | 11.9 metres |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (100,000)/1yr | 3yr (100,000)/3yr |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 30k miles (2yrs)/222 | Variable/101 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 23rd/26th* | 16th/N/A* |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | 84/90/48/5 | 27/40/3/4** |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 12.4/13.9 secs | 11.8/11.8 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 5.2/8.1 secs | 4.8/5.8 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th | 11.0/17.2 secs/N/A | 8.8/10.6/13.9 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 94mph/1,800rpm | 119mph/2,000rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 54.5/40.4/10.1m | 49.8/35.4/9.9m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 68/51/62/72dB | 69/47/64/72dB |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 25.2/5.5/443 miles | 21.2/4.7/373 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 8.5/10.2/9.6mpl | 32.1/40.9/37.2mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 38.7/46.3/43.5mpg | 7.1/9.0/8.2mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 300/172g/km/29% | 357/199g/km/34% |
| Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors | Six/yes/yes | Four/yes/£420 |
| Air-con/leather trim/heated seats | Yes/£660/yes | Yes/£2,400/£275 |
| Automatic gearbox/stability/cruise ctrl | No/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes |
| Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go | Yes/no/no | £595/£1,200/no |
| Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth | £828^/yes/yes | £1,935/no/£230 |
