Buick Rendezvous vs Dodge Nitro
The Nitro costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $4,004
- $3,981 (better)
- Australia
- $3,317
- $3,299 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,432
- £2,419 (better)
- United States
- $3,093
- $3,076 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.4 L/100km
- 12.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 23 mpg
- 23 mpg (better)
- US
- 19 mpg
- 19 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 549 km
- 569 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 513 L
- 1,189 L (better)
- Length
- 4,737 mm
- 4,544 mm
- Weight
- 1,871 kg
- 1,801 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 3.7 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 146 kW
- 174 kW (better)
- Torque
- 289 Nm
- 340 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Rendezvous or Nitro?
Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Rendezvous or the Dodge Nitro?
The Dodge Nitro: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Buick Rendezvous at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Buick Rendezvous or the Dodge Nitro?
The Dodge Nitro, at 12.3 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Buick Rendezvous's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Buick Rendezvous or the Dodge Nitro?
The Dodge Nitro, at 1189 L to the Buick Rendezvous's 513 L, for their newest versions.
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