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2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel vs Volkswagen Touareg Diesel

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$2,220/ year to fuel
25 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,312/ year to fuel
24 MPG

AWD · 3.0L 6-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 24 MPG

The 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.70/gal diesel fuel, it costs about $2,220 a year to fuel (25 MPG), versus $2,312 for the 2016 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel (24 MPG). That's roughly $92 a year, or about $462 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel
  • Volkswagen Touareg Diesel

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Jeep Grand Cherokee DieselVolkswagen Touareg Diesel
$2,220 Your annual fuel cost $2,312
25 MPG Combined efficiency 24 MPG
22 MPG City 21 MPG
30 MPG Highway 28 MPG
408 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 434 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Diesel Powertrain Diesel
Diesel Fuel Diesel
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 8-speed automatic
RWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel vs Volkswagen Touareg Diesel across model years

  • Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel
  • Volkswagen Touareg Diesel

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Among 44 2016 midsize & large SUVs, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel ranks 10th and the Volkswagen Touareg Diesel 15th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel or the 2016 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel?

Measured by cost to drive, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel. The Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel is rated 25 MPG combined and the Volkswagen Touareg Diesel 24 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel vs. the Volkswagen Touareg Diesel per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.70/gal diesel fuel, about $2,220 for the Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel and $2,312 for the Volkswagen Touareg Diesel.

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