Nissan Frontier vs Volkswagen Amarok
The Amarok costs less to run, by the official figures: about $770 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
- $3,317
- $2,544 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,004
- $2,059 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,432
- £1,800 (better)
- United States
- $3,093
- $2,847 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.4 L/100km
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 646 km
- 988 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Towing, braked
- 2,948 kg
- 3,000 kg (better)
- Length
- 5,219 mm
- 5,192 mm
- Weight
- 1,896 kg
- 2,040 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.8 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- 231 kW (better)
- 157 kW
- Torque
- 381 Nm
- 525 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 6 (better)
- 4
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.
Frontier or Amarok?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Frontier or the Volkswagen Amarok?
The Volkswagen Amarok: about $770 a year less in Australia than the Nissan Frontier at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Frontier or the Volkswagen Amarok?
The Volkswagen Amarok, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Nissan Frontier's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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