Chrysler 300 vs Mercury Grand Marquis
The 300 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $380 a year less in New Zealand, $310 in Australia, £230 in the UK and $290 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
- $3,622 (better)
- $4,004
- Australia
- $3,001 (better)
- $3,315
- United Kingdom
- £2,200 (better)
- £2,432
- United States
- $2,798 (better)
- $3,093
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.2 L/100km (better)
- 12.4 L/100km
- UK
- 25 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- US
- 21 mpg (better)
- 19 mpg
- On a full tank
- 634 km (better)
- 582 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 6
- Boot
- 462 L
- –
- Length
- 5,044 mm
- 5,385 mm
- Weight
- 1,921 kg
- 1,790 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- 4.6 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 245 kW (better)
- 172 kW
- Torque
- 444 Nm (better)
- 380 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 4-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.
300 or Grand Marquis?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chrysler 300 or the Mercury Grand Marquis?
The Chrysler 300: about $380 a year less in New Zealand, $310 in Australia, £230 in the UK and $290 in the US than the Mercury Grand Marquis at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chrysler 300 or the Mercury Grand Marquis?
The Chrysler 300, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Mercury Grand Marquis's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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