2025 head-to-head · Full-Size Pickup

2025 Chevrolet Colorado vs GMC Sierra

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
$2,447/ year to fuel
19 MPG

The 2025 Chevrolet Colorado is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $2,325 a year to fuel (20 MPG), versus $2,447 for the 2025 GMC Sierra (19 MPG). That's roughly $122 a year, or about $612 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Chevrolet Colorado
  • GMC Sierra

Side by side

Chevrolet ColoradoGMC Sierra
$2,325 Your annual fuel cost $2,447
20 MPG Combined efficiency 19 MPG
19 MPG City 18 MPG
23 MPG Highway 21 MPG
434 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 468 g/mi
4/10 EPA fuel economy score 4/10
4/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 4/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.7L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.7L 4-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 8-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.

Chevrolet Colorado vs GMC Sierra across model years

  • Chevrolet Colorado
  • GMC Sierra

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 22 2025 full-size pickups, the Chevrolet Colorado ranks 18th and the GMC Sierra 20th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Chevrolet Colorado or the 2025 GMC Sierra?

Measured by cost to drive, the Chevrolet Colorado. The Chevrolet Colorado is rated 20 MPG combined and the GMC Sierra 19 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Chevrolet Colorado vs. the GMC Sierra per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $2,325 for the Chevrolet Colorado and $2,447 for the GMC Sierra.

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