Dodge Dakota vs GMC Sonoma

The Sonoma costs less to run, by the official figures: about $780 a year less in New Zealand, $650 in Australia, £480 in the UK and $600 in the US.

Dodge DakotaGMC Sonoma

Side by side

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

Dodge DakotaGMC Sonoma

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$5,854
$5,071 (better)
Australia
$4,842
$4,195 (better)
United Kingdom
£3,556
£3,081 (better)
United States
$4,522
$3,918 (better)

Official figures

Uses
18.1 L/100km
15.7 L/100km (better)
UK
16 mpg
18 mpg (better)
US
13 mpg
15 mpg (better)

Space

Seats
–
3

Engine

Engine
3.9 L V6 petrol
2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
130 kW (better)
88 kW
Torque
305 Nm (better)
190 Nm
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
5-speed manual
Drive
RWD
RWD

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.

Dakota or Sonoma?

Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Dakota or the GMC Sonoma?

The GMC Sonoma: about $780 a year less in New Zealand, $650 in Australia, £480 in the UK and $600 in the US than the Dodge Dakota at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Dakota or the GMC Sonoma?

The GMC Sonoma, at 15.7 L/100km (18 mpg UK, 15 mpg US) to the Dodge Dakota's 18.1 L/100km (16 mpg UK, 13 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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