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title: "Pickup truck vs SUV — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on weight — about 1.2×. Compared on 6 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
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# Pickup truck vs SUV

**Pickup truck vs SUV: Pickup truck is larger on weight**

Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on weight — about 1.2×.

A pickup truck and an SUV 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.*

|  | Pickup truck | SUV |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 1,600–3,800 kg | 1,450–3,200 kg |
| Height | 175–210 cm | 160–195 cm |
| Length | 520–670 cm | 430–540 cm |
| Width | 185–210 cm | 180–205 cm |
| Typical cost | 30,000–95,000 $ | 27,000–90,000 $ |
| Power draw | 201.2–670.5 hp | 147.5–536.4 hp |

## What the numbers say

- Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on weight — about 1.2×.
- Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on height — about 1.1×.
- Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on length — about 1.2×.
- Pickup truck and SUV are near enough identical on width.
- Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on typical cost — about 1.1×.
- Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on power draw — about 1.4×.

*Weight compared.*

- Pickup truck: 1,600–3,800 kg
- SUV: 1,450–3,200 kg

## Pickup truck

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

## SUV

A tall passenger vehicle on a car or truck platform, with a raised driving position and a hatchback rear.

> 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, pickup truck or SUV?

Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on weight — about 1.2×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

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

Pickup truck: 175–210 cm. SUV: 160–195 cm. Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on height — about 1.1×.

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

Pickup truck: 520–670 cm. SUV: 430–540 cm. Pickup truck is somewhat greater than SUV on length — about 1.2×.

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## Sources

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