Daihatsu Hijet vs Jeep Cherokee

The Hijet costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in Australia.

Jeep Cherokee

Side by side

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

Daihatsu HijetJeep Cherokee

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$1,691 (better)
$1,706
New Zealand
$2,041 (better)
$2,057
United Kingdom
£1,240 (better)
£1,250
United States
$1,577 (better)
$1,589

Official figures

Uses
6.3 L/100km (better)
6.4 L/100km
On a full tank
–
943 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
700 L
Towing, braked
–
2,200 kg
Length
–
4,623 mm
Weight
–
1,638 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
130 kW
Torque
–
229 Nm
Gearbox
–
9-speed automatic
Drive
–
FWD

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.

Hijet or Cherokee?

Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Hijet or the Jeep Cherokee?

The Daihatsu Hijet: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Jeep Cherokee at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Hijet or the Jeep Cherokee?

The Daihatsu Hijet, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Jeep Cherokee's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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