Dodge Dakota vs Nissan Titan

The Titan costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,380 a year less in New Zealand, $1,150 in Australia, £840 in the UK and $1,060 in the US.

Dodge DakotaNissan Titan

Side by side

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

Dodge DakotaNissan Titan

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$5,854
$4,476 (better)
Australia
$4,850
$3,702 (better)
United Kingdom
£3,556
£2,719 (better)
United States
$4,522
$3,458 (better)

Official figures

Uses
18.1 L/100km
13.8 L/100km (better)
UK
16 mpg
20 mpg (better)
US
13 mpg
17 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
708 km

Space

Seats
–
5

Engine

Engine
3.9 L V6 petrol
5.6 L V8 petrol
Power
130 kW
298 kW (better)
Torque
305 Nm
560 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
9-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
4WD

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 Titan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Dakota or the Nissan Titan?

The Nissan Titan: about $1,380 a year less in New Zealand, $1,150 in Australia, £840 in the UK and $1,060 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 Nissan Titan?

The Nissan Titan, at 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 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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