Honda Odyssey vs Mercury Monterey

The Odyssey costs less to run, by the official figures: about $770 a year less in New Zealand, $640 in Australia, £470 in the UK and $590 in the US.

Honda Odyssey

Side by side

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

Honda OdysseyMercury Monterey

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,457 (better)
$4,227
Australia
$2,864 (better)
$3,505
United Kingdom
£2,100 (better)
£2,568
United States
$2,671 (better)
$3,266

Official figures

Uses
10.7 L/100km (better)
13.1 L/100km
UK
26 mpg (better)
22 mpg
US
22 mpg (better)
18 mpg
On a full tank
514 km
589 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
7
Boot
929 L
–
Length
5,161 mm
5,121 mm
Weight
2,132 kg
2,000 kg

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
4.2 L V6 petrol
Power
206 kW (better)
150 kW
Torque
355 Nm
357 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
6
–

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.

Odyssey or Monterey?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Odyssey or the Mercury Monterey?

The Honda Odyssey: about $770 a year less in New Zealand, $640 in Australia, £470 in the UK and $590 in the US than the Mercury Monterey at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Odyssey or the Mercury Monterey?

The Honda Odyssey, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Mercury Monterey's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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