Land Rover Defender vs Mercedes-Benz G-Class
The Defender costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 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
- $2,629 (better)
- $2,691
- Australia
- $2,180 (better)
- $2,232
- United Kingdom
- £1,597 (better)
- £1,635
- United States
- $2,031 (better)
- $2,079
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- 8.3 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,107 km
- 1,202 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 667 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,018 mm
- 4,817 mm
- Weight
- 2,223 kg
- 2,414 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 147 kW
- 310 kW (better)
- Torque
- 430 Nm
- 610 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- 4WD
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.
Defender or G-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Defender or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The Land Rover Defender: about $60 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz G-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Defender or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The Land Rover Defender, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz G-Class's 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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