GMC Sonoma vs Nissan Frontier
The Frontier costs less to run, by the official figures: about £290 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
- £2,719
- £2,432 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,476
- $4,004 (better)
- Australia
- $3,708
- $3,317 (better)
- United States
- $3,458
- $3,093 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 20 mpg
- 23 mpg (better)
- Also
- 13.8 L/100km
- 12.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 402 miles
Space
- Seats
- 3
- 5
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,948 kg
- Length
- –
- 5,219 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,896 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.8 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 88 kW
- 231 kW (better)
- Torque
- 190 Nm
- 381 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 4WD
Safety
- 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.
Sonoma or Frontier?
Which is cheaper to run, the GMC Sonoma or the Nissan Frontier?
The Nissan Frontier: about £290 a year less in the UK than the GMC Sonoma at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the GMC Sonoma or the Nissan Frontier?
The Nissan Frontier, at 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the GMC Sonoma's 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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