Holden Barina vs Mercedes-Benz A250
The A250 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
- $1,861
- $1,850 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,244
- $2,231 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,363
- £1,356 (better)
- United States
- $1,734
- $1,724 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.9 L/100km
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 663 km
- 812 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 501 L (better)
- 341 L
- Length
- 4,399 mm
- 4,292 mm
- Weight
- 1,163 kg
- 1,370 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 85 kW
- 155 kW (better)
- Torque
- 155 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Barina or A250?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Barina or the Mercedes-Benz A250?
The Mercedes-Benz A250: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Holden Barina at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Barina or the Mercedes-Benz A250?
The Mercedes-Benz A250, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Holden Barina's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Barina or the Mercedes-Benz A250?
The Holden Barina, at 501 L to the Mercedes-Benz A250's 341 L, for their newest versions.
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