Chevrolet Silverado vs Ford Ranger
The Ranger costs less to run, by the official figures: about $670 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
- $2,556
- $1,889 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,308
- $2,445 (better)
- Australia
- $2,741
- $2,026 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,010
- £1,485 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 23 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- Also
- 10.2 L/100km
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 595 miles
- 658 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 6
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 1,059 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,810 kg (better)
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 5,225 mm
- 5,370 mm
- Weight
- 1,910 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
- 6-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 or Ranger?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Silverado or the Ford Ranger?
The Ford Ranger: about $670 a year less in the US than the Chevrolet Silverado at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Silverado or the Ford Ranger?
The Ford Ranger, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Silverado's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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