Chevrolet Blazer vs Nissan Pathfinder

The Pathfinder costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

Chevrolet BlazerNissan Pathfinder

Side by side

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

Chevrolet BlazerNissan Pathfinder

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,457
$3,396 (better)
Australia
$2,864
$2,815 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,100
£2,063 (better)
United States
$2,671
$2,623 (better)

Official figures

Uses
10.7 L/100km
10.5 L/100km (better)
UK
26 mpg
27 mpg (better)
US
22 mpg
22 mpg (better)
On a full tank
683 km (better)
667 km

Space

Seats
5
8
Boot
864 L (better)
470 L
Towing, braked
–
1,588 kg
Length
4,862 mm
5,022 mm
Weight
1,818 kg
1,958 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
3.5 L V6 petrol
Power
184 kW
212 kW (better)
Torque
311 Nm
351 Nm (better)
Gearbox
9-speed automatic
9-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
10

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.

Blazer or Pathfinder?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Blazer or the Nissan Pathfinder?

The Nissan Pathfinder: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Chevrolet Blazer at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Blazer or the Nissan Pathfinder?

The Nissan Pathfinder, at 10.5 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Blazer's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Blazer or the Nissan Pathfinder?

The Chevrolet Blazer, at 864 L to the Nissan Pathfinder's 470 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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