Jeep Gladiator vs Volkswagen Amarok

The Amarok costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,930 a year less in New Zealand, $770 in Australia, £620 in the UK and $240 in the US.

Jeep GladiatorVolkswagen Amarok

Side by side

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

Jeep GladiatorVolkswagen Amarok

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,991
$2,059 (better)
Australia
$3,309
$2,544 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,424
£1,800 (better)
United States
$3,083
$2,847 (better)

Official figures

Uses
12.3 L/100km
8.0 L/100km (better)
UK
23 mpg
35 mpg (better)
US
19 mpg
29 mpg (better)
On a full tank
673 km
988 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Towing, braked
3,470 kg (better)
3,000 kg
Length
5,591 mm
5,192 mm
Weight
2,200 kg
2,040 kg

Engine

Engine
3.6 L V6 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
Power
209 kW (better)
157 kW
Torque
353 Nm
525 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★☆
Airbags
–
4

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.

Gladiator or Amarok?

Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Gladiator or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Volkswagen Amarok: about $1,930 a year less in New Zealand, $770 in Australia, £620 in the UK and $240 in the US than the Jeep Gladiator at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Gladiator or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Volkswagen Amarok, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Jeep Gladiator's 12.3 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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