Chevrolet Trax vs Mitsubishi Pajero

The Trax costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in the US.

Chevrolet TraxMitsubishi Pajero

Side by side

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

Chevrolet TraxMitsubishi Pajero

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,959 (better)
$1,999
New Zealand
$2,535 (better)
$2,587
Australia
$2,102 (better)
$2,145
United Kingdom
£1,540 (better)
£1,572

Official figures

Uses
30 mpg (better)
29 mpg
Also
7.8 L/100km (better)
8.0 L/100km
On a full tank
412 miles
684 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
725 L (better)
498 L
Towing, braked
–
3,000 kg
Length
4,540 mm
4,900 mm
Weight
2,826 kg
2,250 kg

Engine

Engine
1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
3.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
103 kW
147 kW (better)
Torque
225 Nm
441 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
5-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
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.

Trax or Pajero?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Trax or the Mitsubishi Pajero?

The Chevrolet Trax: about $40 a year less in the US than the Mitsubishi Pajero at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Trax or the Mitsubishi Pajero?

The Chevrolet Trax, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Pajero's 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Trax or the Mitsubishi Pajero?

The Chevrolet Trax, at 725 L to the Mitsubishi Pajero's 498 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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