Dodge Dakota vs Ford F150
The F150 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $2,110 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
- $4,850
- $2,743 (better)
- New Zealand
- $5,854
- $3,308 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £3,556
- £2,010 (better)
- United States
- $4,522
- $2,556 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 18.1 L/100km
- 10.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 850 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 3
- Towing, braked
- –
- 5,000 kg
- Length
- –
- 5,782 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,868 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.9 L V6 petrol
- 3.3 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 130 kW
- 216 kW (better)
- Torque
- 305 Nm
- 359 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
Dakota or F150?
Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Dakota or the Ford F150?
The Ford F150: about $2,110 a year less in Australia than the Dodge Dakota at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Dakota or the Ford F150?
The Ford F150, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Dodge Dakota's 18.1 L/100km (16 mpg UK, 13 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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