Holden Acadia vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class

The GLC-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

Holden Acadia

Side by side

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

Holden AcadiaMercedes-Benz GLC-Class

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,995
$2,927 (better)
Australia
$2,484
$2,427 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,819
£1,778 (better)
United States
$2,314
$2,261 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.3 L/100km
9.1 L/100km (better)
UK
31 mpg
31 mpg (better)
US
25 mpg
26 mpg (better)
On a full tank
788 km (better)
552 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
–
549 L
Length
4,979 mm
4,656 mm
Weight
1,950 kg
1,728 kg

Engine

Engine
3.6 L V6 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
231 kW (better)
167 kW
Torque
367 Nm (better)
325 Nm
Gearbox
9-speed automatic
9-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★

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.

Acadia or GLC-Class?

Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Acadia or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?

The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Holden Acadia at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Holden Acadia or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?

The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Holden Acadia's 9.3 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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