Dodge Challenger vs Ford Mustang
The Mustang costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $4,298
- $4,288 (better)
- Australia
- $3,561
- $3,553 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,611
- £2,605 (better)
- United States
- $3,321
- $3,313 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.3 L/100km
- 13.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 21 mpg
- 21 mpg (better)
- US
- 18 mpg
- 18 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 527 km (better)
- 460 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 459 L (better)
- 408 L
- Towing, braked
- 454 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,027 mm
- 4,789 mm
- Weight
- 1,750 kg
- 1,720 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- 5.0 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 226 kW
- 339 kW (better)
- Torque
- 363 Nm
- 556 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★☆☆☆
- Airbags
- 6
- 8 (better)
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.
Challenger or Mustang?
Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Challenger or the Ford Mustang?
The Ford Mustang: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Dodge Challenger at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Challenger or the Ford Mustang?
The Ford Mustang, at 13.3 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Dodge Challenger's 13.3 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Dodge Challenger or the Ford Mustang?
The Dodge Challenger, at 459 L to the Ford Mustang's 408 L, for their newest versions.
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