Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs Nissan Navara

The Navara costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,280 a year less in Australia.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500Nissan Navara

Side by side

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

Chevrolet Silverado 1500Nissan Navara

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$3,359
$2,084 (better)
New Zealand
$4,049
$2,513 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,460
£1,527 (better)
United States
$3,128
$1,941 (better)

Official figures

Uses
12.5 L/100km
7.8 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
727 km
1,030 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
1,613 L
–
Towing, braked
–
3,500 kg
Length
5,886 mm
5,260 mm
Weight
2,067 kg
1,978 kg

Engine

Engine
5.3 L V8 petrol
2.3 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
Power
265 kW (better)
140 kW
Torque
519 Nm (better)
450 Nm
Gearbox
10-speed automatic
7-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
7

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 Navara?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Nissan Navara?

The Nissan Navara: about $1,280 a year less in Australia than the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Nissan Navara?

The Nissan Navara, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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