Jaguar XJ8 vs Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class

The XJ8 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Side by side

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

Jaguar XJ8Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,466 (better)
$4,476
Australia
$3,702 (better)
$3,710
United Kingdom
£2,713 (better)
£2,719
United States
$3,450 (better)
$3,458

Official figures

Uses
13.8 L/100km (better)
13.8 L/100km
UK
20 mpg (better)
20 mpg
US
17 mpg (better)
17 mpg

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.

XJ8 or CLK-Class?

Which is cheaper to run, the Jaguar XJ8 or the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class?

The Jaguar XJ8: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Jaguar XJ8 or the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class?

The Jaguar XJ8, at 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class's 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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