Chevrolet Colorado vs Ford F150
The F150 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $410 a year less in Australia.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $3,154
- $2,743 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,803
- $3,308 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,310
- £2,010 (better)
- United States
- $2,938
- $2,556 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.8 L/100km
- 10.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 672 km
- 850 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 3
- Boot
- 1,039 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 3,493 kg
- 5,000 kg (better)
- Length
- 5,403 mm
- 5,782 mm
- Weight
- 2,000 kg
- 1,868 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.7 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.3 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 231 kW (better)
- 216 kW
- Torque
- 583 Nm (better)
- 359 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- RWD
Safety
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
Colorado or F150?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Ford F150?
The Ford F150: about $410 a year less in Australia than the Chevrolet Colorado at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Ford F150?
The Ford F150, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Colorado's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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