Jeep Wrangler vs Volkswagen Atlas

The Wrangler costs less to run, by the official figures: about £80 a year less in the UK.

Jeep WranglerVolkswagen Atlas

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Jeep WranglerVolkswagen Atlas

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,843 (better)
£1,925
New Zealand
$3,033 (better)
$3,169
Australia
$2,515 (better)
$2,628
United States
$2,344 (better)
$2,449

Official figures

Uses
30 mpg (better)
29 mpg
Also
9.4 L/100km (better)
9.8 L/100km
On a full tank
537 miles (better)
444 miles

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
548 L
–
Towing, braked
2,495 kg
–
Length
4,882 mm
5,036 mm
Weight
2,042 kg
2,000 kg

Engine

Engine
3.6 L V6 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
209 kW (better)
175 kW
Torque
347 Nm
370 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★☆☆
–
Euro NCAP
★☆☆☆☆
–
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.

Wrangler or Atlas?

Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Wrangler or the Volkswagen Atlas?

The Jeep Wrangler: about £80 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Atlas at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Wrangler or the Volkswagen Atlas?

The Jeep Wrangler, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Atlas's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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