2020 head-to-head · Full-Size Pickup

2020 Nissan Frontier vs Roush Performance F150

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
$2,325/ year to fuel
20 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$4,558/ year to fuel
13 MPG

The 2020 Nissan Frontier is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,325 a year to fuel (20 MPG), versus $4,558 for the 2020 Roush Performance F150 (13 MPG). That's roughly $2,233 a year, or about $11,163 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Nissan Frontier
  • Roush Performance F150

Side by side

Nissan FrontierRoush Performance F150
$2,325 Your annual fuel cost $4,558
20 MPG Combined efficiency 13 MPG
18 MPG City 11 MPG
24 MPG Highway 15 MPG
445 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 689 g/mi
4/10 EPA fuel economy score 1/10
4/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 1/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
3.8L 6-cyl Engine / motor 5.0L 8-cyl supercharged
9-speed automatic Transmission 10-speed automatic
RWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ 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.

Nissan Frontier vs Roush Performance F150 across model years

  • Nissan Frontier
  • Roush Performance F150

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 16 2020 full-size pickups, the Nissan Frontier ranks 11th and the Roush Performance F150 16th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2020 Nissan Frontier or the 2020 Roush Performance F150?

Measured by cost to drive, the Nissan Frontier. The Nissan Frontier is rated 20 MPG combined and the Roush Performance F150 13 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2020 Nissan Frontier vs. the Roush Performance F150 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,325 for the Nissan Frontier and $4,558 for the Roush Performance F150.

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