Mercedes-Benz SL vs Mitsubishi Outlander

The SL costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in the US.

Mitsubishi Outlander

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz SLMitsubishi Outlander

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,924 (better)
$1,941
New Zealand
$2,490 (better)
$2,513
Australia
$2,066 (better)
$2,084
United Kingdom
£1,513 (better)
£1,527

Official figures

Uses
31 mpg (better)
30 mpg
Also
7.7 L/100km (better)
7.8 L/100km
On a full tank
–
440 miles

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
571 L
Towing, braked
–
1,600 kg
Length
–
4,710 mm
Weight
–
1,635 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
Power
–
135 kW
Torque
–
245 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT automatic (8 simulated ratios)
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
8

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.

SL or Outlander?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz SL or the Mitsubishi Outlander?

The Mercedes-Benz SL: about $20 a year less in the US than the Mitsubishi Outlander at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz SL or the Mitsubishi Outlander?

The Mercedes-Benz SL, at 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Mitsubishi Outlander's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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