Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs Toyota Tundra

The Tundra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $250 a year less in New Zealand.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500Toyota Tundra

Side by side

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

Chevrolet Silverado 1500Toyota Tundra

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,049
$3,803 (better)
Australia
$3,355
$3,151 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,460
£2,310 (better)
United States
$3,128
$2,938 (better)

Official figures

Uses
12.5 L/100km
11.8 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
727 km (better)
724 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
1,613 L
–
Towing, braked
–
4,300 kg
Length
5,886 mm
5,929 mm
Weight
2,067 kg
2,445 kg

Engine

Engine
5.3 L V8 petrol
3.5 L twin-turbo V6 petrol
Power
265 kW
290 kW (better)
Torque
519 Nm
650 Nm (better)
Gearbox
10-speed automatic
10-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
RWD

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.

Silverado 1500 or Tundra?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Toyota Tundra?

The Toyota Tundra: about $250 a year less in New Zealand than the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Toyota Tundra?

The Toyota Tundra, at 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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