Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class vs Porsche Cayenne
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £2,200
- £2,197 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,622
- $3,616 (better)
- Australia
- $3,001
- $2,996 (better)
- United States
- $2,798
- $2,793 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 25 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- Also
- 11.2 L/100km
- 11.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 499 miles
- 500 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 355 L
- 670 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 5,207 mm
- 4,931 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,105 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 3.0 L turbocharged V6 petrol
- Power
- 270 kW (better)
- 250 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 450 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
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.
GLS-Class or Cayenne?
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class or the Porsche Cayenne?
The Porsche Cayenne, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class's 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class or the Porsche Cayenne?
The Porsche Cayenne, at 670 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class's 355 L, for their newest versions.
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