Aston Martin Rapide vs Mercedes-Benz C55
The C55 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £2,534
- £2,515 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,172
- $4,140 (better)
- Australia
- $3,457
- $3,430 (better)
- United States
- $3,223
- $3,198 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 22 mpg
- 22 mpg (better)
- Also
- 12.9 L/100km
- 12.8 L/100km (better)
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.
Rapide or C55?
Which is cheaper to run, the Aston Martin Rapide or the Mercedes-Benz C55?
The Mercedes-Benz C55: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Aston Martin Rapide at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Aston Martin Rapide or the Mercedes-Benz C55?
The Mercedes-Benz C55, at 12.8 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Aston Martin Rapide's 12.9 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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