Mercedes-Benz ML-Class vs Suzuki Grand Vitara
The ML-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $2,351 (better)
- $2,384
- New Zealand
- $3,043 (better)
- $3,085
- Australia
- $2,522 (better)
- $2,556
- United Kingdom
- £1,849 (better)
- £1,874
Official figures
- Uses
- 25 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- Also
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- 9.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 614 miles (better)
- 306 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 375 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg (better)
- 1,700 kg
- Length
- 4,804 mm
- 4,175 mm
- Weight
- 2,150 kg
- 1,130 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 86 kW
- Torque
- 620 Nm (better)
- 156 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
ML-Class or Grand Vitara?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class or the Suzuki Grand Vitara?
The Mercedes-Benz ML-Class: about $30 a year less in the US than the Suzuki Grand Vitara at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class or the Suzuki Grand Vitara?
The Mercedes-Benz ML-Class, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Suzuki Grand Vitara's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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