Chrysler Jeep Wrangler vs Ford Thunderbird

The Wrangler costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US.

Side by side

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

Chrysler Jeep WranglerFord Thunderbird

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,130 (better)
$4,204
Australia
$3,422 (better)
$3,483
United Kingdom
£2,509 (better)
£2,554
United States
$3,191 (better)
$3,248

Official figures

Uses
12.8 L/100km (better)
13.0 L/100km
UK
22 mpg (better)
22 mpg
US
18 mpg (better)
18 mpg

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.

Wrangler or Thunderbird?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chrysler Jeep Wrangler or the Ford Thunderbird?

The Chrysler Jeep Wrangler: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Ford Thunderbird at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chrysler Jeep Wrangler or the Ford Thunderbird?

The Chrysler Jeep Wrangler, at 12.8 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Ford Thunderbird's 13.0 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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