Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs Ford Ranger
The Ranger costs less to run, by the official figures: about £970 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
- £2,460
- £1,485 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,049
- $2,445 (better)
- Australia
- $3,359
- $2,026 (better)
- United States
- $3,128
- $1,889 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 23 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- Also
- 12.5 L/100km
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 452 miles
- 658 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 1,613 L (better)
- 1,059 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 5,886 mm
- 5,370 mm
- Weight
- 2,067 kg
- 2,176 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.3 L V8 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- 265 kW (better)
- 154 kW
- Torque
- 519 Nm (better)
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 9
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 Ranger?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Ford Ranger?
The Ford Ranger: about £970 a year less in the UK 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 Ford Ranger?
The Ford Ranger, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Ford Ranger?
The Chevrolet Silverado 1500, at 1613 L to the Ford Ranger's 1059 L, for their newest versions.
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