Mercedes-Benz SL63 vs Volkswagen Eos
The Eos costs less to run, by the official figures: about $740 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
- $3,202
- $2,458 (better)
- Australia
- $2,657
- $2,036 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,945
- £1,493 (better)
- United States
- $2,474
- $1,899 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.9 L/100km
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 707 km
- 711 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 204 L
- Length
- 4,631 mm
- 4,409 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,523 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 430 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 900 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
SL63 or Eos?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz SL63 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The Volkswagen Eos: about $740 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz SL63 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz SL63 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The Volkswagen Eos, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz SL63's 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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