Mercedes-Benz V Class vs Volkswagen Sharan
The V Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 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
- $2,280 (better)
- $2,426
- Australia
- $1,890 (better)
- $2,010
- United Kingdom
- £1,385 (better)
- £1,474
- United States
- $1,761 (better)
- $1,874
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.1 L/100km (better)
- 7.5 L/100km
- UK
- 40 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- US
- 33 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- On a full tank
- 809 km
- 933 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Length
- 5,140 mm
- 4,854 mm
- Weight
- 2,170 kg
- 1,650 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.1 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 440 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
V Class or Sharan?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz V Class or the Volkswagen Sharan?
The Mercedes-Benz V Class: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US than the Volkswagen Sharan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz V Class or the Volkswagen Sharan?
The Mercedes-Benz V Class, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Sharan's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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