Ford Fiesta vs Mercedes-Benz C180
The Fiesta costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,690 (better)
- $1,698
- New Zealand
- $2,037 (better)
- $2,047
- United Kingdom
- £1,238 (better)
- £1,244
- United States
- $1,574 (better)
- $1,582
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.3 L/100km (better)
- 6.3 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 714 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 328 L
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- Length
- 4,180 mm
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- Weight
- 1,045 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.25 L 4-cylinder petrol
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- Power
- 60 kW
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- Torque
- 140 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
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- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Airbags
- 7
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A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Fiesta or C180?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Fiesta or the Mercedes-Benz C180?
The Ford Fiesta: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Mercedes-Benz C180 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Fiesta or the Mercedes-Benz C180?
The Ford Fiesta, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz C180's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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