Dodge Nitro vs Ford Flex
The Nitro costs less to run, by the official figures: about $190 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
- $3,076 (better)
- $3,266
- New Zealand
- $3,981 (better)
- $4,227
- Australia
- $3,301 (better)
- $3,502
- United Kingdom
- £2,419 (better)
- £2,568
Official figures
- Uses
- 19 mpg (better)
- 18 mpg
- Also
- 12.3 L/100km (better)
- 13.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 353 miles (better)
- 338 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 1,189 L (better)
- 566 L
- Length
- 4,544 mm
- 5,126 mm
- Weight
- 1,801 kg
- 2,105 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.7 L V6 petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 174 kW
- 230 kW (better)
- Torque
- 340 Nm
- 407 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
Nitro or Flex?
Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Nitro or the Ford Flex?
The Dodge Nitro: about $190 a year less in the US than the Ford Flex at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Nitro or the Ford Flex?
The Dodge Nitro, at 12.3 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Ford Flex's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Dodge Nitro or the Ford Flex?
The Dodge Nitro, at 1189 L to the Ford Flex's 566 L, for their newest versions.
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