Holden Trailblazer vs Mercedes-Benz G-Class
The Trailblazer costs less to run, by the official figures: about $480 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,214 (better)
- $2,691
- Australia
- $2,735
- $2,229 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,935
- £1,635 (better)
- United States
- $3,061
- $2,079 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.6 L/100km
- 8.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 33 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- US
- 27 mpg
- 28 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 884 km
- 1,202 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 667 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,887 mm
- 4,817 mm
- Weight
- 2,125 kg
- 2,414 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 147 kW
- 310 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm
- 610 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
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.
Trailblazer or G-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Trailblazer or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The Holden Trailblazer: about $480 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz G-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Trailblazer or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Holden Trailblazer's 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
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