Lexus GS300 vs Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

The GS300 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.

Lexus GS300Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,160 (better)
$3,169
Australia
$2,620 (better)
$2,628
United Kingdom
£1,919 (better)
£1,925
United States
$2,441 (better)
$2,449

Official figures

Uses
9.8 L/100km (better)
9.8 L/100km

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.

GS300 or SLK-Class?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus GS300 or the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class?

The Lexus GS300: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus GS300 or the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class?

The Lexus GS300, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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