Dodge Nitro vs Jeep Wrangler
The Nitro costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 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
- $3,981 (better)
- $4,004
- Australia
- $3,293 (better)
- $3,312
- United Kingdom
- £2,419 (better)
- £2,432
- United States
- $3,076 (better)
- $3,093
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.3 L/100km (better)
- 12.4 L/100km
- UK
- 23 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- US
- 19 mpg (better)
- 19 mpg
- On a full tank
- 569 km
- 654 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 1,189 L (better)
- 548 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,495 kg
- Length
- 4,544 mm
- 4,882 mm
- Weight
- 1,801 kg
- 2,089 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.7 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol
- Power
- 174 kW
- 200 kW (better)
- Torque
- 340 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Airbags
- –
- 4
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.
Nitro or Wrangler?
Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Nitro or the Jeep Wrangler?
The Dodge Nitro: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Jeep Wrangler at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Nitro or the Jeep Wrangler?
The Dodge Nitro, at 12.3 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US) to the Jeep Wrangler's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Dodge Nitro or the Jeep Wrangler?
The Dodge Nitro, at 1189 L to the Jeep Wrangler's 548 L, for their newest versions.
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