Ford Ranger vs Holden Rodeo

The Ranger costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US.

Ford RangerHolden Rodeo

Side by side

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

Ford RangerHolden Rodeo

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,461 (better)
$2,565
Australia
$2,036 (better)
$2,121
United Kingdom
£1,495 (better)
£1,558
United States
$1,901 (better)
$1,981

Official figures

Uses
7.6 L/100km (better)
7.9 L/100km
UK
37 mpg (better)
36 mpg
US
31 mpg (better)
30 mpg
On a full tank
1,051 km (better)
958 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
1,232 L
–
Towing, braked
3,500 kg (better)
3,000 kg
Length
5,370 mm
4,900 mm
Weight
2,207 kg
1,882 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-intercooled diesel
Power
154 kW (better)
120 kW
Torque
500 Nm (better)
333 Nm
Gearbox
10-speed automatic
4-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
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.

Ranger or Rodeo?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Ranger or the Holden Rodeo?

The Ford Ranger: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Holden Rodeo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Ranger or the Holden Rodeo?

The Ford Ranger, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Holden Rodeo's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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