Aston Martin DBS vs Dodge Charger

The Charger costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Dodge Charger

Side by side

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

Aston Martin DBSDodge Charger

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,039
$4,004 (better)
Australia
$3,347
$3,319 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,454
£2,432 (better)
United States
$3,121
$3,093 (better)

Official figures

Uses
12.5 L/100km
12.4 L/100km (better)
UK
23 mpg
23 mpg (better)
US
19 mpg
19 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
565 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
467 L
Length
–
5,040 mm
Weight
–
1,800 kg

Engine

Engine
–
3.6 L V6 petrol
Power
–
218 kW
Torque
–
363 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
RWD

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.

DBS or Charger?

Which is cheaper to run, the Aston Martin DBS or the Dodge Charger?

The Dodge Charger: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Aston Martin DBS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Aston Martin DBS or the Dodge Charger?

The Dodge Charger, at 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Aston Martin DBS's 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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