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Vauxhall Zafira Life vs Toyota Corolla Touring Sports comparison

Compare performance (180 HP vs 178 HP), boot space and price (36,000 £ vs 29,600 £ ) at a glance. Find out which car is the better choice for you – Vauxhall Zafira Life or Toyota Corolla Touring Sports?

Vauxhall Zafira Life vs Toyota Corolla Touring Sports: Key differences

Vauxhall Zafira Life

  • only slightly more power
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Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

4.4 (2 Reviews)
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  • markedly cheaper
  • substantially more efficient
  • clearly quicker 0–100 km/h
  • noticeably lighter
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By Achim Sedelmaier

Here’s where it gets real: The technical differences in detail

Zafira Life

Costs and Efficiency:

Looking at overall running costs, both models reveal some interesting differences in everyday economy.

Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is markedly cheaper – starting at 29,600 £ , while the Vauxhall Zafira Life costs 36,000 £ . That’s a price difference of around 6,386 £.

Fuel consumption also shows a difference: the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports uses 4.4 L/100km and is substantially more efficient than the Vauxhall Zafira Life with 7.1 L/100km. The difference is about 2.7 L/100km.

Corolla Touring Sports

Engine and Performance:

Power, torque and acceleration are the classic benchmarks for car enthusiasts – and here, some clear differences start to show.

When it comes to engine power, the Vauxhall Zafira Life offers only slightly more power – delivering 180 HP compared to 178 HP. That’s roughly 2 HP more horsepower.

When accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h, the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is clearly quicker – completing the sprint in 7.5 s, while the Vauxhall Zafira Life takes 10.6 s. That’s about 3.1 s quicker.

Zafira Life

Space and Everyday Use:

Whether family car or daily driver – which one offers more room, flexibility and comfort?

Seats: Vauxhall Zafira Life offers more seats – 8 vs 5.

In terms of curb weight, Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is noticeably lighter – 1,485 kg compared to 1,953 kg. The difference is around 468 kg.

When it comes to payload, the Vauxhall Zafira Life carries substantially more – 883 kg compared to 440 kg. That’s a difference of about 443 kg.

Who wins the race in the data check?

The Toyota Corolla Touring Sports holds a decisive overall lead in the objective data comparison.
This result only shows which model scores more points on paper – not which of the two cars feels right for you.

from £29,600
Corolla Touring Sports

Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

  • Engine Type Full Hybrid
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Drive Type Front-Wheel Drive
  • Power HP 140 - 178 HP
  • Consumption L/100km 4.4 L/100km
Vauxhall Zafira Life
Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

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Vauxhall Zafira Life

The Opel Zafira Life is a practical, no-nonsense people carrier that wraps flexible space and family-friendly features into a tidy, grown-up package. It’s comfy on long runs, easy to live with day to day, and wears its van roots with surprising style — the kind of sensible buy that still manages to smile.

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Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

The Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is a sensible yet stylish estate that blends everyday practicality with Toyota's trademark reliability, making it the kind of car that quietly gets on with family life without drama. Inside it's cleverly packaged for luggage and kids' gear and feels calm and comfortable on the road — sensible rather than flashy, but with enough character to make daily drives more enjoyable.

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Vauxhall Zafira Life
Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

Costs and Consumption

Price
36,000 - 43,300 £
Price
29,600 - 36,400 £
Consumption L/100km
7.1 L/100km
Consumption L/100km
4.4 L/100km
Consumption kWh/100km
-
Consumption kWh/100km
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Electric Range
-
Electric Range
-
Battery Capacity
-
Battery Capacity
-
co2
186 g/km
co2
100 g/km
Fuel tank capacity
-
Fuel tank capacity
43 L

Dimensions and Body

Body Type
Bus
Body Type
Estate
Seats
8
Seats
5
Doors
-
Doors
5
Curb weight
1,953 - 1,986 kg
Curb weight
1,485 - 1,515 kg
Trunk capacity
-
Trunk capacity
581 - 596 L
Length
-
Length
4,650 mm
Width
2,010 mm
Width
1,790 mm
Height
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Height
1,435 mm
Max trunk capacity
-
Max trunk capacity
1,591 - 1,606 L
Payload
877 - 883 kg
Payload
400 - 440 kg

Engine and Performance

Engine Type
Diesel
Engine Type
Full Hybrid
Transmission
Automatic
Transmission
Automatic
Transmission Detail
Automatic Gearbox
Transmission Detail
CVT
Drive Type
Front-Wheel Drive
Drive Type
Front-Wheel Drive
Power HP
180 HP
Power HP
140 - 178 HP
Acceleration 0-100km/h
10.6 s
Acceleration 0-100km/h
7.5 - 9.2 s
Max Speed
-
Max Speed
180 km/h
Torque
400 Nm
Torque
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Number of Cylinders
4
Number of Cylinders
4
Power kW
132 kW
Power kW
103 - 131 kW
Engine capacity
2,184 cm3
Engine capacity
1,798 - 1,987 cm3

General

Model Year
2025
Model Year
2025
CO2 Efficiency Class
G
CO2 Efficiency Class
C
Brand
Vauxhall
Brand
Toyota
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