Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class vs Subaru Legacy
The Legacy costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 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
- $2,520
- $2,425 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,043
- $2,927 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,849
- £1,778 (better)
- United States
- $2,351
- $2,261 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 701 km
- 773 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 450 L (better)
- 425 L
- Length
- 4,994 mm
- 4,841 mm
- Weight
- 1,935 kg
- 1,587 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 2.5 L flat-4 petrol
- Power
- 270 kW (better)
- 134 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 239 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
CLS-Class or Legacy?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class or the Subaru Legacy?
The Subaru Legacy: about $100 a year less in Australia than the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class or the Subaru Legacy?
The Subaru Legacy, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class or the Subaru Legacy?
The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, at 450 L to the Subaru Legacy's 425 L, for their newest versions.
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