GMC Sierra vs Ram 1500
The Sierra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 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
- $3,308 (better)
- $3,457
- Australia
- $2,741 (better)
- $2,866
- United Kingdom
- £2,010 (better)
- £2,100
- United States
- $2,556 (better)
- $2,671
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.2 L/100km (better)
- 10.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 890 km
- 920 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 6
- 5
- Towing, braked
- –
- 4,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 5,916 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 5.3 L V8 petrol
- 5.7 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 265 kW
- 291 kW (better)
- Torque
- 519 Nm
- 556 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 10-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.
Sierra or 1500?
Which is cheaper to run, the GMC Sierra or the Ram 1500?
The GMC Sierra: about $150 a year less in New Zealand than the Ram 1500 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the GMC Sierra or the Ram 1500?
The GMC Sierra, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Ram 1500's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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