Chevrolet Avalanche vs Ford F250
The Avalanche costs less to run, by the official figures: about $960 a year less in New Zealand, $790 in Australia, £580 in the UK and $740 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
- $4,476 (better)
- $5,433
- Australia
- $3,708 (better)
- $4,502
- United Kingdom
- £2,719 (better)
- £3,301
- United States
- $3,458 (better)
- $4,197
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.8 L/100km (better)
- 16.8 L/100km
- UK
- 20 mpg (better)
- 17 mpg
- US
- 17 mpg (better)
- 14 mpg
- On a full tank
- 708 km
- 768 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 6
- Length
- 5,630 mm
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 5.3 L V8 petrol
- 7.3 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 235 kW
- 321 kW (better)
- Torque
- 445 Nm
- 644 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
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.
Avalanche or F250?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Avalanche or the Ford F250?
The Chevrolet Avalanche: about $960 a year less in New Zealand, $790 in Australia, £580 in the UK and $740 in the US than the Ford F250 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Avalanche or the Ford F250?
The Chevrolet Avalanche, at 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US) to the Ford F250's 16.8 L/100km (17 mpg UK, 14 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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