Bentley Mulsanne vs Rolls-Royce Phantom
The Phantom costs less to run, by the official figures: about $490 a year less in New Zealand, $400 in Australia, £300 in the UK and $380 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
- $6,339
- $5,850 (better)
- Australia
- $5,243
- $4,839 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £3,851
- £3,554 (better)
- United States
- $4,897
- $4,520 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 19.6 L/100km
- 18.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 14 mpg
- 16 mpg (better)
- US
- 12 mpg
- 13 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 408 km
- 498 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 548 L
- Length
- 5,575 mm
- 5,762 mm
- Weight
- 2,585 kg
- 2,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 6.75 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- 6.75 L V12 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 377 kW
- 420 kW (better)
- Torque
- 1,020 Nm (better)
- 900 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
Mulsanne or Phantom?
Which is cheaper to run, the Bentley Mulsanne or the Rolls-Royce Phantom?
The Rolls-Royce Phantom: about $490 a year less in New Zealand, $400 in Australia, £300 in the UK and $380 in the US than the Bentley Mulsanne at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Bentley Mulsanne or the Rolls-Royce Phantom?
The Rolls-Royce Phantom, at 18.1 L/100km (16 mpg UK, 13 mpg US) to the Bentley Mulsanne's 19.6 L/100km (14 mpg UK, 12 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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