Mercedes-Benz Gla vs Toyota Avalon

The Avalon costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in the US.

Toyota Avalon

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Mercedes-Benz GlaToyota Avalon

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,374
$1,367 (better)
New Zealand
$1,779
$1,769 (better)
Australia
$1,475
$1,466 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,081
£1,075 (better)

Official figures

Uses
43 mpg
43 mpg (better)
Also
5.5 L/100km
5.5 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
–
624 miles

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
454 L
Towing, braked
–
454 kg
Length
–
4,976 mm
Weight
–
1,615 kg

Engine

Engine
–
3.5 L V6 petrol
Power
–
224 kW
Torque
–
362 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

Airbags
–
10

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 or Avalon?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz Gla or the Toyota Avalon?

The Toyota Avalon: about $10 a year less in the US than the Mercedes-Benz Gla at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz Gla or the Toyota Avalon?

The Toyota Avalon, at 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz Gla's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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