Jeep Patriot vs Mercedes-Benz 500
The Patriot costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,781 (better)
- $2,797
- Australia
- $2,306 (better)
- $2,320
- United Kingdom
- £1,690 (better)
- £1,699
- United States
- $2,149 (better)
- $2,161
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.6 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- UK
- 33 mpg (better)
- 33 mpg
- US
- 27 mpg (better)
- 27 mpg
- On a full tank
- 593 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Length
- 4,410 mm
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- Weight
- 1,450 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
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- Power
- 125 kW
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- Torque
- 220 Nm
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- Gearbox
- CVT
- –
- Drive
- FWD
- –
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★☆
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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.
Patriot or 500?
Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Patriot or the Mercedes-Benz 500?
The Jeep Patriot: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz 500 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Patriot or the Mercedes-Benz 500?
The Jeep Patriot, at 8.6 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz 500's 8.7 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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