Land Rover Discovery vs Mercedes-Benz GLS350
The GLS350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $510 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
- $2,448
- $1,941 (better)
- Australia
- $2,030 (better)
- $2,398
- United Kingdom
- £1,487 (better)
- £1,696
- United States
- $1,891 (better)
- $2,683
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km
- 7.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,189 km
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Space
- Seats
- 7
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- Boot
- 258 L
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- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
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- Length
- 4,971 mm
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- Weight
- 2,223 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L inline-6 turbo diesel mild hybrid
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- Power
- 190 kW
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- Torque
- 500 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
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- Drive
- 4WD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Airbags
- 6
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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.
Discovery or GLS350?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mercedes-Benz GLS350?
The Mercedes-Benz GLS350: about $510 a year less in New Zealand than the Land Rover Discovery at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mercedes-Benz GLS350?
The Mercedes-Benz GLS350, at 7.5 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Land Rover Discovery's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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