Ram 1500 vs Toyota Tacoma
The Tacoma costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 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
- $3,457
- $3,308 (better)
- Australia
- $2,864
- $2,737 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,100
- £2,010 (better)
- United States
- $2,671
- $2,556 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km
- 10.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 26 mpg
- 28 mpg (better)
- US
- 22 mpg
- 23 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 920 km (better)
- 782 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Towing, braked
- 4,500 kg (better)
- 2,950 kg
- Length
- 5,916 mm
- 5,286 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,903 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 5.7 L V8 petrol
- 4.0 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 291 kW (better)
- 148 kW
- Torque
- 556 Nm (better)
- 303 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 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.
1500 or Tacoma?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ram 1500 or the Toyota Tacoma?
The Toyota Tacoma: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US than the Ram 1500 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ram 1500 or the Toyota Tacoma?
The Toyota Tacoma, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Ram 1500's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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