Mazda CX-5 vs Mercedes-Benz ML350
The CX-5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $2,519 (better)
- $2,539
- Australia
- $2,091 (better)
- $2,105
- United Kingdom
- £1,530 (better)
- £1,542
- United States
- $1,946 (better)
- $1,961
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- 7.9 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 719 km
- 1,057 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 442 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 1,800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,550 mm
- 4,587 mm
- Weight
- 1,558 kg
- 2,050 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.7 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 115 kW
- 175 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 346 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 4WD
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.
CX-5 or ML350?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-5 or the Mercedes-Benz ML350?
The Mazda CX-5: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz ML350 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-5 or the Mercedes-Benz ML350?
The Mazda CX-5, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz ML350's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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