Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs Dodge Dakota
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $4,049 (better)
- $5,854
- Australia
- $3,360 (better)
- $4,850
- United Kingdom
- £2,460 (better)
- £3,556
- United States
- $3,128 (better)
- $4,522
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.5 L/100km (better)
- 18.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 727 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 1,613 L
- –
- Length
- 5,886 mm
- –
- Weight
- 2,067 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 5.3 L V8 petrol
- 3.9 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 265 kW (better)
- 130 kW
- Torque
- 519 Nm (better)
- 305 Nm
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
Silverado 1500 or Dakota?
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Dodge Dakota?
The Chevrolet Silverado 1500, at 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 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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