Chevrolet Cruze vs Mercedes-Benz C300
The Cruze costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $2,173 (better)
- $2,225
- Australia
- $1,798 (better)
- $1,840
- United Kingdom
- £1,320 (better)
- £1,352
- United States
- $1,679 (better)
- $1,719
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.7 L/100km (better)
- 6.9 L/100km
- UK
- 42 mpg (better)
- 41 mpg
- US
- 35 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- On a full tank
- 893 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 450 L
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- Length
- 4,632 mm
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- Weight
- 1,367 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 97 kW
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- Torque
- 166 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
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- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Airbags
- 6
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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.
Cruze or C300?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Cruze or the Mercedes-Benz C300?
The Chevrolet Cruze: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz C300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Cruze or the Mercedes-Benz C300?
The Chevrolet Cruze, at 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz C300's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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