Mercedes-Benz A170 vs Volkswagen Touareg
The A170 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
- $2,490 (better)
- $2,506
- Australia
- $2,065 (better)
- $2,078
- United Kingdom
- £1,513 (better)
- £1,523
- United States
- $1,924 (better)
- $1,936
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.7 L/100km (better)
- 7.8 L/100km
- UK
- 37 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- US
- 31 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 968 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 697 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,878 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,070 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- –
- 170 kW
- Torque
- –
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- AWD
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.
A170 or Touareg?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz A170 or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Mercedes-Benz A170: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Volkswagen Touareg at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz A170 or the Volkswagen Touareg?
The Mercedes-Benz A170, at 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Touareg's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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