Chevrolet Colorado vs Nissan Frontier
The Colorado costs less to run, by the official figures: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 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 (better)
- $4,004
- Australia
- $3,154 (better)
- $3,320
- United Kingdom
- £2,310 (better)
- £2,432
- United States
- $2,938 (better)
- $3,093
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.8 L/100km (better)
- 12.4 L/100km
- UK
- 24 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- US
- 20 mpg (better)
- 19 mpg
- On a full tank
- 672 km (better)
- 646 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 1,039 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 3,493 kg (better)
- 2,948 kg
- Length
- 5,403 mm
- 5,219 mm
- Weight
- 2,000 kg
- 1,896 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.7 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.8 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 231 kW
- 231 kW
- Torque
- 583 Nm (better)
- 381 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
Safety
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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 Frontier?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Nissan Frontier?
The Chevrolet Colorado: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 in the US than the Nissan Frontier at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Nissan Frontier?
The Chevrolet Colorado, at 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US) to the Nissan Frontier's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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