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title: "Car vs pickup truck — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Pickup truck is 1.6× car on weight. Compared on 6 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/car-vs-pickup-truck/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Car vs Pickup truck

**Car vs pickup truck: Pickup truck is larger on weight**

Pickup truck is 1.6× car on weight.

A car and a pickup truck can be compared on 6 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Car | Pickup truck |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 1,100–2,100 kg | 1,600–3,800 kg |
| Height | 135–155 cm | 175–210 cm |
| Length | 370–520 cm | 520–670 cm |
| Width | 165–195 cm | 185–210 cm |
| Typical cost | 18,000–60,000 $ | 30,000–95,000 $ |
| Power draw | 93.87–402.3 hp | 201.2–670.5 hp |

## What the numbers say

- Pickup truck is 1.6× car on weight.
- Pickup truck is somewhat greater than car on height — about 1.3×.
- Pickup truck is somewhat greater than car on length — about 1.3×.
- Pickup truck is somewhat greater than car on width — about 1.1×.
- Pickup truck is 1.5× car on typical cost.
- Pickup truck is 1.9× car on power draw.

*Weight compared.*

- Pickup truck: 1,600–3,800 kg
- Car: 1,100–2,100 kg

## Car

A four-wheeled passenger road vehicle, most commonly a five-seat sedan or hatchback.

## Pickup truck

A road vehicle with an enclosed cab and a separate open cargo bed.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, car or pickup truck?

Pickup truck is 1.6× car on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do cars and pickup trucks compare on height?

Car: 135–155 cm. Pickup truck: 175–210 cm. Pickup truck is somewhat greater than car on height — about 1.3×.

### How do cars and pickup trucks compare on length?

Car: 370–520 cm. Pickup truck: 520–670 cm. Pickup truck is somewhat greater than car on length — about 1.3×.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)