Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Mercedes-Benz E550
The Grand Cherokee costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $2,474 (better)
- $2,499
- New Zealand
- $3,202 (better)
- $3,234
- Australia
- $2,656 (better)
- $2,683
- United Kingdom
- £1,945 (better)
- £1,965
Official figures
- Uses
- 24 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- Also
- 9.9 L/100km (better)
- 10.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 546 miles
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 1,068 L
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- Towing, braked
- 2,813 kg
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- Length
- 4,914 mm
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- Weight
- 2,141 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
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- Power
- 210 kW
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- Torque
- 344 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
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- Drive
- 4WD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Airbags
- 8
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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.
Grand Cherokee or E550?
Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Grand Cherokee or the Mercedes-Benz E550?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee: about $20 a year less in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E550 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Grand Cherokee or the Mercedes-Benz E550?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee, at 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E550's 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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