McLaren MP4-12C vs Mercedes-Benz 200
The MP4-12C costs less to run, by the official figures: about £10 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
- £2,299 (better)
- £2,310
- New Zealand
- $3,784 (better)
- $3,803
- Australia
- $3,138 (better)
- $3,155
- United States
- $2,923 (better)
- $2,938
Official figures
- Uses
- 24 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- Also
- 11.7 L/100km (better)
- 11.8 L/100km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 455 L
- Length
- –
- 4,793 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,575 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol with 48V mild-hybrid system
- Power
- –
- 150 kW
- Torque
- –
- 300 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
MP4-12C or 200?
Which is cheaper to run, the McLaren MP4-12C or the Mercedes-Benz 200?
The McLaren MP4-12C: about £10 a year less in the UK than the Mercedes-Benz 200 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the McLaren MP4-12C or the Mercedes-Benz 200?
The McLaren MP4-12C, at 11.7 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz 200's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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