Aston Martin DB AR1 vs Mercedes-Benz 560
The 560 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,480 a year less in New Zealand, $1,220 in Australia, £900 in the UK and $1,140 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
- New Zealand
- $6,914
- $5,433 (better)
- Australia
- $5,724
- $4,502 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £4,201
- £3,301 (better)
- United States
- $5,342
- $4,197 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 21.4 L/100km
- 16.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 13 mpg
- 17 mpg (better)
- US
- 11 mpg
- 14 mpg (better)
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.
DB AR1 or 560?
Which is cheaper to run, the Aston Martin DB AR1 or the Mercedes-Benz 560?
The Mercedes-Benz 560: about $1,480 a year less in New Zealand, $1,220 in Australia, £900 in the UK and $1,140 in the US than the Aston Martin DB AR1 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Aston Martin DB AR1 or the Mercedes-Benz 560?
The Mercedes-Benz 560, at 16.8 L/100km (17 mpg UK, 14 mpg US) to the Aston Martin DB AR1's 21.4 L/100km (13 mpg UK, 11 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
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