Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class vs Saab 9-3 Aero
The GLC-Class 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
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,788
- New Zealand
- $2,927 (better)
- $2,943
- Australia
- $2,427 (better)
- $2,438
- United States
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,274
Official figures
- Uses
- 31 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- Also
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 343 miles
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 549 L
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- Length
- 4,656 mm
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- Weight
- 1,728 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 167 kW
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- Torque
- 325 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
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- Drive
- AWD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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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.
GLC-Class or 9-3 Aero?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class or the Saab 9-3 Aero?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class: about £10 a year less in the UK than the Saab 9-3 Aero at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class or the Saab 9-3 Aero?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Saab 9-3 Aero's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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