Dodge Charger vs Rolls-Royce Ghost

The Charger costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,430 a year less in New Zealand, $1,180 in Australia, £870 in the UK and $1,100 in the US.

Dodge ChargerRolls-Royce Ghost

Side by side

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

Dodge ChargerRolls-Royce Ghost

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,004 (better)
$5,433
Australia
$3,319 (better)
$4,502
United Kingdom
£2,432 (better)
£3,301
United States
$3,093 (better)
$4,197

Official figures

Uses
12.4 L/100km (better)
16.8 L/100km
UK
23 mpg (better)
17 mpg
US
19 mpg (better)
14 mpg
On a full tank
565 km (better)
488 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
467 L
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Length
5,040 mm
5,546 mm
Weight
1,800 kg
2,490 kg

Engine

Engine
3.6 L V6 petrol
6.75 L V12 twin-turbo petrol
Power
218 kW
420 kW (better)
Torque
363 Nm
850 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
AWD

Safety

Airbags
8
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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.

Charger or Ghost?

Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Charger or the Rolls-Royce Ghost?

The Dodge Charger: about $1,430 a year less in New Zealand, $1,180 in Australia, £870 in the UK and $1,100 in the US than the Rolls-Royce Ghost at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Charger or the Rolls-Royce Ghost?

The Dodge Charger, at 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Rolls-Royce Ghost's 16.8 L/100km (17 mpg UK, 14 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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