Mitsubishi L200 vs Toyota Tacoma
The Tacoma costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $70 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
- $3,396
- $3,308 (better)
- Australia
- $2,809
- $2,737 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,063
- £2,010 (better)
- United States
- $2,623
- $2,556 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.5 L/100km
- 10.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 27 mpg
- 28 mpg (better)
- US
- 22 mpg
- 23 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 714 km
- 782 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Towing, braked
- 3,100 kg (better)
- 2,950 kg
- Length
- 5,305 mm
- 5,286 mm
- Weight
- 1,930 kg
- 1,903 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 4.0 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 133 kW
- 148 kW (better)
- Torque
- 430 Nm (better)
- 303 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
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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.
L200 or Tacoma?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mitsubishi L200 or the Toyota Tacoma?
The Toyota Tacoma: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Mitsubishi L200 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mitsubishi L200 or the Toyota Tacoma?
The Toyota Tacoma, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi L200's 10.5 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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