Chevrolet Silverado vs Volkswagen Amarok

The Silverado costs less to run, by the official figures: about $290 a year less in the US.

Chevrolet SilveradoVolkswagen Amarok

Side by side

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

Chevrolet SilveradoVolkswagen Amarok

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,556 (better)
$2,847
New Zealand
$3,308
$2,059 (better)
Australia
$2,741
$2,544 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,010
£1,800 (better)

Official figures

Uses
23 mpg
29 mpg (better)
Also
10.2 L/100km
8.0 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
595 miles
614 miles (better)

Space

Seats
6
5
Towing, braked
3,810 kg (better)
3,000 kg
Length
5,225 mm
5,192 mm
Weight
1,910 kg
2,040 kg

Engine

Engine
5.3 L V8 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
Power
265 kW (better)
157 kW
Torque
519 Nm
525 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★☆
Airbags
–
4

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 Amarok?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Silverado or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Chevrolet Silverado: about $290 a year less in the US than the Volkswagen Amarok at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Silverado or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Volkswagen Amarok, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 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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