Mercedes-Benz GLS350 vs Toyota Blade

The Blade costs less to run, by the official figures: about $380 a year less in Australia.

Toyota Blade

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz GLS350Toyota Blade

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$2,398
$2,017 (better)
New Zealand
$1,941 (better)
$2,432
United Kingdom
£1,696
£1,477 (better)
United States
$2,683
$1,879 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.5 L/100km
7.5 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
–
798 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Length
–
4,260 mm
Weight
–
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
125 kW
Torque
–
224 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
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.

GLS350 or Blade?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz GLS350 or the Toyota Blade?

The Toyota Blade: about $380 a year less in Australia than the Mercedes-Benz GLS350 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GLS350 or the Toyota Blade?

The Toyota Blade, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLS350's 7.5 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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