Mercedes-Benz E-Class vs Nissan Sentra
The Sentra 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
- $2,328
- $2,306 (better)
- Australia
- $1,929
- $1,911 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,415
- £1,401 (better)
- United States
- $1,799
- $1,781 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.2 L/100km
- 7.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 799 km (better)
- 658 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 541 L (better)
- 405 L
- Length
- 4,875 mm
- 4,641 mm
- Weight
- 1,755 kg
- 1,377 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 178 kW (better)
- 111 kW
- Torque
- 370 Nm (better)
- 198 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
E-Class or Sentra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class or the Nissan Sentra?
The Nissan Sentra: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz E-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class or the Nissan Sentra?
The Nissan Sentra, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class's 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class or the Nissan Sentra?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, at 541 L to the Nissan Sentra's 405 L, for their newest versions.
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