Mazda RX-7 vs Mercedes-Benz E55

The RX-7 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Side by side

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

Mazda RX-7Mercedes-Benz E55

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,143 (better)
$4,172
Australia
$3,437 (better)
$3,459
United Kingdom
£2,517 (better)
£2,534
United States
$3,201 (better)
$3,223

Official figures

Uses
12.8 L/100km (better)
12.9 L/100km
UK
22 mpg (better)
22 mpg
US
18 mpg (better)
18 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.

RX-7 or E55?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda RX-7 or the Mercedes-Benz E55?

The Mazda RX-7: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E55 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda RX-7 or the Mercedes-Benz E55?

The Mazda RX-7, at 12.8 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E55's 12.9 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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