Nissan Frontier vs Toyota Tundra
The Tundra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 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
- $3,093
- $2,938 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,004
- $3,803 (better)
- Australia
- $3,317
- $3,151 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,432
- £2,310 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 19 mpg
- 20 mpg (better)
- Also
- 12.4 L/100km
- 11.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 402 miles
- 450 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Towing, braked
- 2,948 kg
- 4,300 kg (better)
- Length
- 5,219 mm
- 5,929 mm
- Weight
- 1,896 kg
- 2,445 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.8 L V6 petrol
- 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 petrol
- Power
- 231 kW
- 290 kW (better)
- Torque
- 381 Nm
- 650 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- RWD
Safety
- 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.
Frontier or Tundra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Frontier or the Toyota Tundra?
The Toyota Tundra: about $150 a year less in the US than the Nissan Frontier at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Frontier or the Toyota Tundra?
The Toyota Tundra, at 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US) to the Nissan Frontier's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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