Chevrolet Suburban vs Nissan Pathfinder
The Pathfinder costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $2,864
- $2,815 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,457
- $3,396 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,100
- £2,063 (better)
- United States
- $2,671
- $2,623 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km
- 10.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,094 km (better)
- 667 km
Space
- Seats
- 8
- 8
- Boot
- 1,113 L (better)
- 470 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,588 kg
- Length
- 5,717 mm
- 5,022 mm
- Weight
- 2,652 kg
- 1,958 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.3 L V8 petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 285 kW (better)
- 212 kW
- Torque
- 571 Nm (better)
- 351 Nm
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
Suburban or Pathfinder?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Suburban or the Nissan Pathfinder?
The Nissan Pathfinder: about $50 a year less in Australia than the Chevrolet Suburban at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Suburban or the Nissan Pathfinder?
The Nissan Pathfinder, at 10.5 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Suburban's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Suburban or the Nissan Pathfinder?
The Chevrolet Suburban, at 1113 L to the Nissan Pathfinder's 470 L, for their newest versions.
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