Chevrolet Colorado vs Ford Ranger
The Ranger costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,360 a year less in New Zealand, $1,130 in Australia, £830 in the UK and $1,050 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
- $3,803
- $2,445 (better)
- Australia
- $3,154
- $2,026 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,310
- £1,485 (better)
- United States
- $2,938
- $1,889 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.8 L/100km
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 24 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- US
- 20 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 672 km
- 1,058 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 1,039 L
- 1,059 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 3,493 kg
- 3,500 kg (better)
- Length
- 5,403 mm
- 5,370 mm
- Weight
- 2,000 kg
- 2,176 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.7 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- 231 kW (better)
- 154 kW
- Torque
- 583 Nm (better)
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 9
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.
Colorado or Ranger?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Ford Ranger?
The Ford Ranger: about $1,360 a year less in New Zealand, $1,130 in Australia, £830 in the UK and $1,050 in the US than the Chevrolet Colorado at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Ford Ranger?
The Ford Ranger, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Colorado's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Ford Ranger?
The Ford Ranger, at 1059 L to the Chevrolet Colorado's 1039 L, for their newest versions.
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