Chevrolet Pickup vs Mercedes-Benz 560

The Pickup 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.

Chevrolet PickupMercedes-Benz 560

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$5,433 (better)
$6,914
Australia
$4,502 (better)
$5,719
United Kingdom
£3,301 (better)
£4,201
United States
$4,197 (better)
$5,342

Official figures

Uses
16.8 L/100km (better)
21.4 L/100km
UK
17 mpg (better)
13 mpg
US
14 mpg (better)
11 mpg

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.

Pickup or 560?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Pickup or the Mercedes-Benz 560?

The Chevrolet Pickup: 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 Mercedes-Benz 560 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Pickup or the Mercedes-Benz 560?

The Chevrolet Pickup, at 16.8 L/100km (17 mpg UK, 14 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz 560's 21.4 L/100km (13 mpg UK, 11 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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