Chevrolet SSR vs Mercedes-Benz A45

The A45 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Chevrolet SSRMercedes-Benz A45

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,862
$2,856 (better)
Australia
$2,369
$2,362 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,739
£1,735 (better)
United States
$2,211
$2,206 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.9 L/100km
8.8 L/100km (better)
UK
32 mpg
32 mpg (better)
US
27 mpg
27 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.

SSR or A45?

Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet SSR or the Mercedes-Benz A45?

The Mercedes-Benz A45: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Chevrolet SSR at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet SSR or the Mercedes-Benz A45?

The Mercedes-Benz A45, at 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Chevrolet SSR's 8.9 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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