Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class vs Volkswagen Caravelle
The Caravelle costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $2,306
- $2,280 (better)
- Australia
- $1,912
- $1,891 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,401
- £1,385 (better)
- United States
- $1,781
- $1,761 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.1 L/100km
- 7.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 603 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 470 L
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- Length
- 4,688 mm
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- Weight
- 1,475 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 120 kW
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- Torque
- 250 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
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- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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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.
CLA-Class or Caravelle?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class or the Volkswagen Caravelle?
The Volkswagen Caravelle: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class or the Volkswagen Caravelle?
The Volkswagen Caravelle, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
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