Chevrolet Avalanche vs Dodge Ram
The Ram costs less to run, by the official figures: about $530 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $4,476
- $3,945 (better)
- Australia
- $3,708
- $3,273 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,719
- £2,397 (better)
- United States
- $3,458
- $3,048 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.8 L/100km
- 12.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 708 km
- 803 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Towing, braked
- –
- 4,500 kg
- Length
- 5,630 mm
- 5,916 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.3 L V8 petrol
- 5.7 L V8 petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 235 kW
- 291 kW (better)
- Torque
- 445 Nm
- 556 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
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.
Avalanche or Ram?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Avalanche or the Dodge Ram?
The Dodge Ram: about $530 a year less in New Zealand than the Chevrolet Avalanche at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Avalanche or the Dodge Ram?
The Dodge Ram, at 12.2 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Avalanche's 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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