Chrysler Pacifica vs Dodge Caravan
The Pacifica 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
- $3,803 (better)
- $4,004
- Australia
- $3,146 (better)
- $3,312
- United Kingdom
- £2,310 (better)
- £2,432
- United States
- $2,938 (better)
- $3,093
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.8 L/100km (better)
- 12.4 L/100km
- UK
- 24 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- US
- 20 mpg (better)
- 19 mpg
- On a full tank
- 531 km
- 611 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Boot
- 914 L (better)
- 881 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,633 kg
- Length
- 5,189 mm
- 5,174 mm
- Weight
- 2,273 kg
- 2,046 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.6 L V6 petrol with two electric motors (plug-in hybrid)
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 194 kW
- 211 kW (better)
- Torque
- 355 Nm (better)
- 353 Nm
- Gearbox
- EFlite electrically variable transmission (EVT)
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Airbags
- 7
- 7
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.
Pacifica or Caravan?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chrysler Pacifica or the Dodge Caravan?
The Chrysler Pacifica: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $150 in the US than the Dodge Caravan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chrysler Pacifica or the Dodge Caravan?
The Chrysler Pacifica, at 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US) to the Dodge Caravan's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chrysler Pacifica or the Dodge Caravan?
The Chrysler Pacifica, at 914 L to the Dodge Caravan's 881 L, for their newest versions.
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