Mercedes-Benz G-Class vs Saturn Vue
The G-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $2,229 (better)
- $2,252
- New Zealand
- $2,691 (better)
- $2,717
- United Kingdom
- £1,635 (better)
- £1,650
- United States
- $2,079 (better)
- $2,099
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.3 L/100km (better)
- 8.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,202 km (better)
- 774 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 667 L
- –
- Length
- 4,817 mm
- –
- Weight
- 2,414 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 310 kW (better)
- 126 kW
- Torque
- 610 Nm (better)
- 217 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- FWD
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.
G-Class or Vue?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class or the Saturn Vue?
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class: about $20 a year less in Australia than the Saturn Vue at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class or the Saturn Vue?
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Saturn Vue's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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