Mercedes-Benz B-Class vs Suzuki Vitara
The B-Class 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.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,843 (better)
- $1,869
- Australia
- $1,529 (better)
- $1,551
- United Kingdom
- £1,120 (better)
- £1,136
- United States
- $1,424 (better)
- $1,444
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.7 L/100km (better)
- 5.8 L/100km
- UK
- 50 mpg (better)
- 49 mpg
- US
- 41 mpg (better)
- 41 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 813 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 375 L
- Length
- –
- 4,175 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,075 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 86 kW
- Torque
- –
- 156 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- FWD
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.
B-Class or Vitara?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class or the Suzuki Vitara?
The Mercedes-Benz B-Class: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Suzuki Vitara at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class or the Suzuki Vitara?
The Mercedes-Benz B-Class, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Suzuki Vitara's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
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