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Renault Trafic vs Toyota HiAce

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Renault Trafic
Renault Trafic

$49,000 - $63,490

2025 price

Toyota HiAce
Toyota HiAce

$49,490 - $89,988

2024 price

Summary

2025 Renault Trafic
2024 Toyota HiAce
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 2.0L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.8L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
6.5L/100km (combined)

8.2L/100km (combined)
Seating
3

2
Dislikes
  • No ANCAP star rating
  • No driver’s left footrest
  • Paying extra for safety

  • Highway cargo bay noise
  • No load-floor liner
  • Short service intervals
2025 Renault Trafic Summary

After more than four decades in production and global sales exceeding 2.2 million units, the Trafic has established a loyal following in Australia.

In fact, according to Renault, Australia is the largest market for its popular mid-sized van outside of Europe. Perhaps this is not surprising given our thriving light commercial vehicle market, in which the 2.5-3.5-tonne GVM van segment is one of the most competitive with eight brands vying for buyers.

The current (third) generation Trafic, which was given a facelift and upgraded equipment/safety in 2022, is available in eight configurations. These include a crew van variant plus two wheelbase lengths and three equipment levels comprising Pro, Premium and Lifestyle.

We recently became reacquainted with the Trafic, in base model workhorse guise, to see how it compares to the current crop of rivals from a tradie’s perspective.

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2024 Toyota HiAce Summary

Latest VFACTS new vehicle registration figures show that in 2024 the Toyota HiAce one-tonne van commands more than 46 per cent of the 2.5 to 3.5-tonne GVM segment.

In other words, almost every second new mid-sized van sold in Australia is a HiAce, leaving numerous competitors from Korean, European and Chinese manufacturers to fight over the remaining buyers.

So, why does the only Japanese competitor in this crowded space maintain such dominance? We recently became reacquainted with this venerable workhorse in search of answers.

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