Kia Seltos vs Mercedes-Benz Gle

The Seltos costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in Australia.

Kia Seltos

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Kia SeltosMercedes-Benz Gle

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$1,849 (better)
$1,854
New Zealand
$2,231 (better)
$2,238
United Kingdom
£1,356 (better)
£1,360
United States
$1,724 (better)
$1,729

Official figures

Uses
6.9 L/100km (better)
6.9 L/100km
On a full tank
725 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
468 L
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Towing, braked
1,100 kg
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Length
4,370 mm
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Weight
1,355 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
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Power
110 kW
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Torque
180 Nm
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Gearbox
Continuously variable transmission (CVT)
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Drive
FWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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Airbags
6
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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.

Seltos or Gle?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Seltos or the Mercedes-Benz Gle?

The Kia Seltos: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Mercedes-Benz Gle at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Seltos or the Mercedes-Benz Gle?

The Kia Seltos, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz Gle's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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