GMC Terrain vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
The GLC-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $120 a year less in New Zealand.

Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,043
- $2,927 (better)
- Australia
- $2,522
- $2,427 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,849
- £1,778 (better)
- United States
- $2,351
- $2,261 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 595 km (better)
- 552 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 549 L
- Length
- 4,630 mm
- 4,656 mm
- Weight
- 1,715 kg
- 1,728 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 125 kW
- 167 kW (better)
- Torque
- 275 Nm
- 325 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Terrain or GLC-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the GMC Terrain or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class: about $120 a year less in New Zealand than the GMC Terrain at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the GMC Terrain or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the GMC Terrain's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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