Ford Explorer vs Jeep Wagoneer
The Explorer costs less to run, by the official figures: about $320 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
- $3,001 (better)
- $3,317
- New Zealand
- $3,622 (better)
- $4,004
- United Kingdom
- £2,200 (better)
- £2,432
- United States
- $2,798 (better)
- $3,093
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.2 L/100km (better)
- 12.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 605 km
- 856 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 8
- Boot
- 515 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 2,404 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,050 mm
- 5,453 mm
- Weight
- 1,971 kg
- 2,600 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.3 L turbocharged inline-4 petrol
- 5.7 L V8 petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 224 kW
- 291 kW (better)
- Torque
- 420 Nm
- 556 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 4WD
Safety
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
Explorer or Wagoneer?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Explorer or the Jeep Wagoneer?
The Ford Explorer: about $320 a year less in Australia than the Jeep Wagoneer at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Explorer or the Jeep Wagoneer?
The Ford Explorer, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Jeep Wagoneer's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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