Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs Holden Senator

The Silverado 1500 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in Australia.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Side by side

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

Chevrolet Silverado 1500Holden Senator

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$3,355 (better)
$3,376
New Zealand
$4,049 (better)
$4,075
United Kingdom
£2,460 (better)
£2,476
United States
$3,128 (better)
$3,148

Official figures

Uses
12.5 L/100km (better)
12.6 L/100km
On a full tank
727 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
1,613 L
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Length
5,886 mm
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Weight
2,067 kg
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Engine

Engine
5.3 L V8 petrol
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Power
265 kW
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Torque
519 Nm
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Gearbox
10-speed automatic
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Drive
RWD
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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.

Silverado 1500 or Senator?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Holden Senator?

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500: about $20 a year less in Australia than the Holden Senator at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Holden Senator?

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500, at 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Holden Senator's 12.6 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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