Mercedes-Benz Vito vs Volkswagen Transporter
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,167 (better)
- $2,587
- Australia
- $1,797 (better)
- $2,145
- United Kingdom
- £1,316 (better)
- £1,572
- United States
- $1,674 (better)
- $1,999
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.7 L/100km (better)
- 8.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,045 km (better)
- 875 km
Space
- Seats
- 3
- 3
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,140 mm
- 4,904 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel
- Power
- 120 kW (better)
- 81 kW
- Torque
- 380 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
Vito or Transporter?
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz Vito or the Volkswagen Transporter?
The Mercedes-Benz Vito, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Transporter's 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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What will the drive cost?
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