Ram 1500 vs Toyota Tacoma

The Tacoma costs less to run, by the official figures: about £90 a year less in the UK.

Ram 1500Toyota Tacoma

Side by side

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

Ram 1500Toyota Tacoma

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£2,100
£2,010 (better)
New Zealand
$3,457
$3,308 (better)
Australia
$2,866
$2,743 (better)
United States
$2,671
$2,556 (better)

Official figures

Uses
26 mpg
28 mpg (better)
Also
10.7 L/100km
10.2 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
572 miles (better)
485 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Towing, braked
4,500 kg (better)
1,588 kg
Length
5,916 mm
5,392 mm
Weight
–
1,833 kg

Engine

Engine
5.7 L V8 petrol
2.7 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
291 kW (better)
119 kW
Torque
556 Nm (better)
244 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
RWD

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.

1500 or Tacoma?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ram 1500 or the Toyota Tacoma?

The Toyota Tacoma: about £90 a year less in the UK than the Ram 1500 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ram 1500 or the Toyota Tacoma?

The Toyota Tacoma, 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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