Ford Thunderbird vs Land Rover Range Rover
The Thunderbird 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
- $4,204 (better)
- $4,227
- Australia
- $3,478 (better)
- $3,496
- United Kingdom
- £2,554 (better)
- £2,568
- United States
- $3,248 (better)
- $3,266
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.0 L/100km (better)
- 13.1 L/100km
- UK
- 22 mpg (better)
- 22 mpg
- US
- 18 mpg (better)
- 18 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 689 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 549 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 5,052 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,387 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- –
- 294 kW
- Torque
- –
- 550 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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.
Thunderbird or Range Rover?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Thunderbird or the Land Rover Range Rover?
The Ford Thunderbird: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Land Rover Range Rover at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Thunderbird or the Land Rover Range Rover?
The Ford Thunderbird, at 13.0 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Land Rover Range Rover's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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