Daewoo Lanos vs Mercedes-Benz ML-Class
The ML-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $270 a year less in New Zealand, $220 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 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
- $3,308
- $3,043 (better)
- Australia
- $2,739
- $2,519 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,010
- £1,849 (better)
- United States
- $2,556
- $2,351 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.2 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 28 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- US
- 23 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 988 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,804 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,150 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- –
- 190 kW
- Torque
- –
- 620 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- AWD
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.
Lanos or ML-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Daewoo Lanos or the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz ML-Class: about $270 a year less in New Zealand, $220 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US than the Daewoo Lanos at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Daewoo Lanos or the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz ML-Class, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Daewoo Lanos's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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