Ford Ranger vs Holden Colorado
The Colorado costs less to run, by the official figures: about $240 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
- $2,445
- $2,203 (better)
- Australia
- $2,026 (better)
- $2,722
- United Kingdom
- £1,485 (better)
- £1,926
- United States
- $1,889 (better)
- $3,046
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 8.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,058 km (better)
- 888 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 1,059 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 5,370 mm
- 5,361 mm
- Weight
- 2,176 kg
- 2,100 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- 2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 154 kW (better)
- 147 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 9 (better)
- 7
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.
Ranger or Colorado?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Ranger or the Holden Colorado?
The Holden Colorado: about $240 a year less in New Zealand than the Ford Ranger at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Ranger or the Holden Colorado?
The Ford Ranger, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Holden Colorado's 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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