Mazda CX-9 vs Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class

The GLK-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in Australia.

Mazda CX-9Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class

Side by side

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

Mazda CX-9Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$2,412
$2,335 (better)
New Zealand
$2,907
$2,817 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,766
£1,711 (better)
United States
$2,246
$2,176 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.0 L/100km
8.7 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
823 km (better)
758 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
–
450 L
Length
5,075 mm
4,536 mm

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
3.0 L V6 petrol
Power
170 kW
170 kW
Torque
420 Nm (better)
300 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
7-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–

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.

CX-9 or GLK-Class?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-9 or the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class?

The Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class: about $80 a year less in Australia than the Mazda CX-9 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-9 or the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class?

The Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-9's 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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