Chrysler Laser vs Ford Explorer
The Explorer costs less to run, by the official figures: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 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
- New Zealand
- $4,004
- $3,803 (better)
- Australia
- $3,316
- $3,146 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,432
- £2,310 (better)
- United States
- $3,093
- $2,938 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.4 L/100km
- 11.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 23 mpg
- 24 mpg (better)
- US
- 19 mpg
- 20 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 576 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 6
- Boot
- –
- 515 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,404 kg
- Length
- –
- 5,050 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,971 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 224 kW
- Torque
- –
- 420 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- RWD
Safety
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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.
Laser or Explorer?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chrysler Laser or the Ford Explorer?
The Ford Explorer: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 in the US than the Chrysler Laser at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chrysler Laser or the Ford Explorer?
The Ford Explorer, at 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US) to the Chrysler Laser's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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