Mercedes-Benz ML-Class vs Volvo XC90
The XC90 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $3,043
- $2,975 (better)
- Australia
- $2,522
- $2,465 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,849
- £1,808 (better)
- United States
- $2,351
- $2,299 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km
- 9.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 988 km (better)
- 772 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- –
- 249 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,804 mm
- 4,953 mm
- Weight
- 2,150 kg
- 2,046 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 184 kW
- Torque
- 620 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- 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.
ML-Class or XC90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class or the Volvo XC90?
The Volvo XC90: about $70 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class or the Volvo XC90?
The Volvo XC90, at 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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