BMW 320 vs Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
The 320 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $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
- $2,122 (better)
- $2,306
- Australia
- $1,755 (better)
- $1,907
- United Kingdom
- £1,289 (better)
- £1,401
- United States
- $1,639 (better)
- $1,781
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- 7.1 L/100km
- UK
- 43 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- US
- 36 mpg (better)
- 33 mpg
- On a full tank
- 869 km (better)
- 701 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L (better)
- 470 L
- Length
- 4,624 mm
- 4,641 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,475 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 135 kW
- 135 kW
- Torque
- 270 Nm
- 275 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
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.
320 or CLA-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 320 or the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class?
The BMW 320: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 320 or the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class?
The BMW 320, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 320 or the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class?
The BMW 320, at 480 L to the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class's 470 L, for their newest versions.
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