Hyundai Elantra vs Mercedes-Benz C250
The C250 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,174
- $1,087 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,520
- $1,407 (better)
- Australia
- $1,260
- $1,168 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £923
- £855 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 50 mpg
- 54 mpg (better)
- Also
- 4.7 L/100km
- 4.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 661 miles
- 943 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 402 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 1,200 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,675 mm
- 4,581 mm
- Weight
- 1,365 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 104 kW
- 150 kW (better)
- Torque
- 265 Nm
- 310 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Elantra or C250?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Elantra or the Mercedes-Benz C250?
The Mercedes-Benz C250: about $90 a year less in the US than the Hyundai Elantra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Elantra or the Mercedes-Benz C250?
The Mercedes-Benz C250, at 4.4 L/100km (65 mpg UK, 54 mpg US) to the Hyundai Elantra's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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