Kia Cerato vs Mercedes-Benz E-Class
The E-Class 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
- $1,816
- $1,799 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,351
- $2,328 (better)
- Australia
- $1,950
- $1,929 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,428
- £1,415 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 32 mpg
- 33 mpg (better)
- Also
- 7.3 L/100km
- 7.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 427 miles
- 496 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 502 L
- 541 L (better)
- Length
- 4,640 mm
- 4,875 mm
- Weight
- 1,295 kg
- 1,755 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 112 kW
- 178 kW (better)
- Torque
- 192 Nm
- 370 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 9-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.
Cerato or E-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Cerato or the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class: about $20 a year less in the US than the Kia Cerato at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Cerato or the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Kia Cerato's 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Cerato or the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, at 541 L to the Kia Cerato's 502 L, for their newest versions.
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