Ford Escape vs Nissan Clipper

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

Ford Escape

Side by side

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

Ford EscapeNissan Clipper

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$1,479 (better)
$1,486
New Zealand
$1,785 (better)
$1,792
United Kingdom
£1,085 (better)
£1,088
United States
$1,379 (better)
$1,384

Official figures

Uses
5.5 L/100km (better)
5.5 L/100km
On a full tank
1,024 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
956 L
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Towing, braked
1,500 kg
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Length
4,585 mm
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Weight
1,611 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
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Power
149 kW
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Torque
240 Nm
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Gearbox
CVT
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Drive
FWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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Airbags
7
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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.

Escape or Clipper?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Escape or the Nissan Clipper?

The Ford Escape: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Nissan Clipper at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Escape or the Nissan Clipper?

The Ford Escape, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Nissan Clipper's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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