BMW Z4 vs Mercedes-Benz SL63
The Z4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $270 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $210 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,927 (better)
- $3,202
- Australia
- $2,425 (better)
- $2,657
- United Kingdom
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,945
- United States
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,474
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.9 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- 575 km
- 707 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Boot
- 241 L
- –
- Length
- 4,324 mm
- 4,631 mm
- Weight
- 1,470 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 145 kW
- 430 kW (better)
- Torque
- 320 Nm
- 900 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
Z4 or SL63?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW Z4 or the Mercedes-Benz SL63?
The BMW Z4: about $270 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $210 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz SL63 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW Z4 or the Mercedes-Benz SL63?
The BMW Z4, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz SL63's 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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