Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vs Dodge Ram
The Ram costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $3,128
- $3,048 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,049
- $3,945 (better)
- Australia
- $3,355
- $3,269 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,460
- £2,397 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 19 mpg
- 19 mpg (better)
- Also
- 12.5 L/100km
- 12.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 452 miles
- 499 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 1,613 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- –
- 4,500 kg
- Length
- 5,886 mm
- 5,916 mm
- Weight
- 2,067 kg
- 2,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.3 L V8 petrol
- 5.7 L V8 petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 265 kW
- 291 kW (better)
- Torque
- 519 Nm
- 556 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 4WD
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 Ram?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or the Dodge Ram?
The Dodge Ram: about $80 a year less in the US 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 Dodge Ram?
The Dodge Ram, at 12.2 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 12.5 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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