Chevrolet TrailBlazer vs Mitsubishi Outlander

The Outlander costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Chevrolet TrailBlazerMitsubishi Outlander

Side by side

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

Chevrolet TrailBlazerMitsubishi Outlander

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,535
$2,513 (better)
Australia
$2,101
$2,084 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,540
£1,527 (better)
United States
$1,959
$1,941 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.8 L/100km
7.8 L/100km (better)
UK
36 mpg
36 mpg (better)
US
30 mpg
30 mpg (better)
On a full tank
938 km (better)
708 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
1,194 L (better)
571 L
Towing, braked
–
1,600 kg
Length
4,881 mm
4,710 mm
Weight
2,120 kg
1,635 kg

Engine

Engine
1.3 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
Power
114 kW
135 kW (better)
Torque
240 Nm
245 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
CVT automatic (8 simulated ratios)
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
8

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.

TrailBlazer or Outlander?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer or the Mitsubishi Outlander?

The Mitsubishi Outlander: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Chevrolet TrailBlazer at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer or the Mitsubishi Outlander?

The Mitsubishi Outlander, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Chevrolet TrailBlazer's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer or the Mitsubishi Outlander?

The Chevrolet TrailBlazer, at 1194 L to the Mitsubishi Outlander's 571 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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