Chevrolet Corvette vs Ferrari 488 GTB
The Corvette costs less to run, by the official figures: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 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 (better)
- $4,227
- Australia
- $3,319 (better)
- $3,505
- United Kingdom
- £2,432 (better)
- £2,568
- United States
- $3,093 (better)
- $3,266
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.4 L/100km (better)
- 13.1 L/100km
- UK
- 23 mpg (better)
- 22 mpg
- US
- 19 mpg (better)
- 18 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 597 km
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Length
- 4,630 mm
- 4,568 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,475 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 6.2 L V8 petrol
- 3.9 L V8 twin turbo petrol
- Power
- 369 kW
- 492 kW (better)
- Torque
- 637 Nm
- 760 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
Corvette or 488 GTB?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Corvette or the Ferrari 488 GTB?
The Chevrolet Corvette: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US than the Ferrari 488 GTB at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Corvette or the Ferrari 488 GTB?
The Chevrolet Corvette, at 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Ferrari 488 GTB's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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