Ford Ranger vs Toyota Hilux

The Hilux costs less to run, by the official figures: about $120 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US.

Ford RangerToyota Hilux

Side by side

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

Ford RangerToyota Hilux

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,461
$2,338 (better)
Australia
$2,036
$1,934 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,495
£1,420 (better)
United States
$1,901
$1,806 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.6 L/100km
7.2 L/100km (better)
UK
37 mpg
39 mpg (better)
US
31 mpg
33 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,051 km
1,107 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
1,232 L
–
Towing, braked
3,500 kg
3,500 kg
Length
5,370 mm
5,325 mm
Weight
2,207 kg
2,080 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel
Power
154 kW (better)
150 kW
Torque
500 Nm
500 Nm
Gearbox
10-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
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.

Ranger or Hilux?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Ranger or the Toyota Hilux?

The Toyota Hilux: about $120 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US than the Ford Ranger at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Ranger or the Toyota Hilux?

The Toyota Hilux, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Ford Ranger's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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