Ford Transit Connect vs Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

The Transit Connect costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 a year less in the UK.

Ford Transit ConnectMercedes-Benz Sprinter

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Ford Transit ConnectMercedes-Benz Sprinter

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,849 (better)
£1,868
New Zealand
$3,043 (better)
$3,076
Australia
$2,521 (better)
$2,548
United States
$2,351 (better)
$2,376

Official figures

Uses
30 mpg (better)
30 mpg
Also
9.4 L/100km (better)
9.5 L/100km
On a full tank
396 miles
490 miles (better)

Space

Seats
2
3
Length
4,418 mm
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Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.1 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
74 kW
120 kW (better)
Torque
230 Nm
360 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed manual
9-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
RWD

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.

Transit Connect or Sprinter?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Transit Connect or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Ford Transit Connect: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Transit Connect or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Ford Transit Connect, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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