Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class vs Subaru Ascent
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,622
- $3,622
- Australia
- $3,001
- $3,001
- United Kingdom
- £2,200
- £2,200
- United States
- $2,798
- $2,798
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.2 L/100km
- 11.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 759 km (better)
- 661 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 8
- Boot
- 825 L (better)
- 505 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,268 kg
- Length
- 4,924 mm
- 4,999 mm
- Weight
- 2,200 kg
- 2,000 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder boxer turbo petrol
- Power
- 270 kW (better)
- 194 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 376 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
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.
GLE-Class or Ascent?
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class or the Subaru Ascent?
The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, at 825 L to the Subaru Ascent's 505 L, for their newest versions.
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