Chevrolet Impala vs Ford Falcon
The Falcon costs less to run, by the official figures: about £40 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £2,100
- £2,063 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,457
- $3,396 (better)
- Australia
- $2,864
- $2,815 (better)
- United States
- $2,671
- $2,623 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 26 mpg
- 27 mpg (better)
- Also
- 10.7 L/100km
- 10.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 395 miles
- 402 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 408 L
- 535 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,300 kg
- Length
- 5,113 mm
- 4,955 mm
- Weight
- 1,724 kg
- 1,714 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 4.0 L inline-6 petrol
- Power
- 145 kW
- 195 kW (better)
- Torque
- 260 Nm
- 391 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
Impala or Falcon?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Impala or the Ford Falcon?
The Ford Falcon: about £40 a year less in the UK than the Chevrolet Impala at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Impala or the Ford Falcon?
The Ford Falcon, at 10.5 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Impala's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Impala or the Ford Falcon?
The Ford Falcon, at 535 L to the Chevrolet Impala's 408 L, for their newest versions.
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