Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vs Toyota Van
The Sprinter costs less to run, by the official figures: about $730 a year less in New Zealand, $600 in Australia, £440 in the UK and $560 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
- $3,076 (better)
- $3,803
- Australia
- $2,548 (better)
- $3,151
- United Kingdom
- £1,868 (better)
- £2,310
- United States
- $2,376 (better)
- $2,938
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.5 L/100km (better)
- 11.8 L/100km
- UK
- 30 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- US
- 25 mpg (better)
- 20 mpg
- On a full tank
- 789 km (better)
- 595 km
Space
- Seats
- 3
- 3
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,900 kg
- Length
- –
- 5,265 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,155 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.1 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.8 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 120 kW
- 130 kW (better)
- Torque
- 360 Nm
- 450 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
Sprinter or Van?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or the Toyota Van?
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: about $730 a year less in New Zealand, $600 in Australia, £440 in the UK and $560 in the US than the Toyota Van at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or the Toyota Van?
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Toyota Van's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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