Jeep Wrangler vs Mercedes-Benz ML-Class
The Wrangler costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $3,033 (better)
- $3,043
- Australia
- $2,513 (better)
- $2,522
- United Kingdom
- £1,843 (better)
- £1,849
- United States
- $2,344 (better)
- $2,351
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 864 km
- 988 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 548 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 2,495 kg
- 3,500 kg (better)
- Length
- 4,882 mm
- 4,804 mm
- Weight
- 2,042 kg
- 2,150 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- 209 kW (better)
- 190 kW
- Torque
- 347 Nm
- 620 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★☆☆
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★☆☆☆☆
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Wrangler or ML-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Wrangler or the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class?
The Jeep Wrangler: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Wrangler or the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class?
The Jeep Wrangler, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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