Dodge B3500 Wagon vs Mercedes-Benz 560

The 560 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.

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Side by side

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

Dodge B3500 WagonMercedes-Benz 560

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand: $6,914; $5,433 (better)
Australia: $5,724; $4,502 (better)
United Kingdom: £4,201; £3,301 (better)
United States: $5,342; $4,197 (better)

Official figures

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

B3500 Wagon or 560?

Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge B3500 Wagon or the Mercedes-Benz 560?

The Mercedes-Benz 560: 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 Dodge B3500 Wagon at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Dodge B3500 Wagon or the Mercedes-Benz 560?

The Mercedes-Benz 560, at 16.8 L/100km (17 mpg UK, 14 mpg US) to the Dodge B3500 Wagon's 21.4 L/100km (13 mpg UK, 11 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

Dodge

B3500 Wagon

1995–1997

21.4 L/100km · 13 mpg UK

Mercedes-Benz

560

1986–1992

16.8 L/100km · 17 mpg UK

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