Kia Spectra vs Mercedes-Benz C63
The Spectra 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.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,927 (better)
- $2,998
- Australia
- $2,427 (better)
- $2,485
- United Kingdom
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,821
- United States
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,316
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.3 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- On a full tank
- 575 km
- 712 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 432 L
- 435 L (better)
- Length
- 4,426 mm
- 4,686 mm
- Weight
- 1,275 kg
- 1,730 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 104 kW
- 350 kW (better)
- Torque
- 186 Nm
- 650 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- –
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- 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.
Spectra or C63?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Spectra or the Mercedes-Benz C63?
The Kia Spectra: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz C63 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Spectra or the Mercedes-Benz C63?
The Kia Spectra, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz C63's 9.3 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Spectra or the Mercedes-Benz C63?
The Mercedes-Benz C63, at 435 L to the Kia Spectra's 432 L, for their newest versions.
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