Dodge Caliber vs Ford Ka
The Ka costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $2,610
- $2,555 (better)
- Australia
- $2,162
- $2,118 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,586
- £1,552 (better)
- United States
- $2,016
- $1,974 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 35 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- US
- 29 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 632 km (better)
- 430 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 351 L (better)
- 224 L
- Length
- 4,415 mm
- 3,620 mm
- Weight
- 1,350 kg
- 840 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 118 kW (better)
- 51 kW
- Torque
- 191 Nm (better)
- 102 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
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.
Caliber or Ka?
Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Caliber or the Ford Ka?
The Ford Ka: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Dodge Caliber at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Caliber or the Ford Ka?
The Ford Ka, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Dodge Caliber's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Dodge Caliber or the Ford Ka?
The Dodge Caliber, at 351 L to the Ford Ka's 224 L, for their newest versions.
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