GMC Canyon vs Ram 1500
The 1500 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $770 a year less in New Zealand, $640 in Australia, £470 in the UK and $590 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
- $4,227
- $3,457 (better)
- Australia
- $3,502
- $2,864 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,568
- £2,100 (better)
- United States
- $3,266
- $2,671 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.1 L/100km
- 10.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 22 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- US
- 18 mpg
- 22 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 612 km
- 920 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 1,147 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- –
- 4,500 kg
- Length
- 5,074 mm
- 5,916 mm
- Weight
- 1,648 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 5.7 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 143 kW
- 291 kW (better)
- Torque
- 259 Nm
- 556 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
Canyon or 1500?
Which is cheaper to run, the GMC Canyon or the Ram 1500?
The Ram 1500: about $770 a year less in New Zealand, $640 in Australia, £470 in the UK and $590 in the US than the GMC Canyon at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the GMC Canyon or the Ram 1500?
The Ram 1500, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the GMC Canyon's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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