Land Rover Defender vs Mitsubishi Raider Pickup

The Defender costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,850 a year less in New Zealand, $1,530 in Australia, £1,120 in the UK and $1,430 in the US.

Land Rover Defender

Side by side

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

Land Rover DefenderMitsubishi Raider Pickup

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,629 (better)
$4,476
Australia
$2,178 (better)
$3,708
United Kingdom
£1,597 (better)
£2,719
United States
$2,031 (better)
$3,458

Official figures

Uses
8.1 L/100km (better)
13.8 L/100km
UK
35 mpg (better)
20 mpg
US
29 mpg (better)
17 mpg
On a full tank
1,107 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Towing, braked
3,500 kg
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Length
5,018 mm
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Weight
2,223 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
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Power
147 kW
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Torque
430 Nm
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Gearbox
8-speed automatic
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Drive
AWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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Euro NCAP
★★★★★
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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.

Defender or Raider Pickup?

Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Defender or the Mitsubishi Raider Pickup?

The Land Rover Defender: about $1,850 a year less in New Zealand, $1,530 in Australia, £1,120 in the UK and $1,430 in the US than the Mitsubishi Raider Pickup at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Defender or the Mitsubishi Raider Pickup?

The Land Rover Defender, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Raider Pickup's 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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