Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class vs Volvo XC60
The GLA-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $2,099 (better)
- $2,174
- New Zealand
- $2,717 (better)
- $2,814
- Australia
- $2,251 (better)
- $2,331
- United Kingdom
- £1,650 (better)
- £1,709
Official figures
- Uses
- 28 mpg (better)
- 27 mpg
- Also
- 8.4 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 377 miles
- 507 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 435 L
- 490 L (better)
- Length
- 4,410 mm
- 4,688 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,833 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 120 kW
- 184 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
GLA-Class or XC60?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class or the Volvo XC60?
The Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: about $70 a year less in the US than the Volvo XC60 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class or the Volvo XC60?
The Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Volvo XC60's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class or the Volvo XC60?
The Volvo XC60, at 490 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 435 L, for their newest versions.
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