Fiat Ducato vs Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

The Sprinter costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Fiat Ducato

Side by side

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

Fiat DucatoMercedes-Benz Sprinter

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,325
$3,299 (better)
Australia
$2,750
$2,730 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,020
£2,004 (better)
United States
$2,568
$2,548 (better)

Official figures

Uses
10.3 L/100km
10.2 L/100km (better)
UK
27 mpg
28 mpg (better)
US
23 mpg
23 mpg (better)
On a full tank
875 km
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Space

Seats
3
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Length
5,413 mm
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Engine

Engine
2.3 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
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Power
103 kW
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Torque
350 Nm
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Gearbox
6-speed manual
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Drive
FWD
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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.

Ducato or Sprinter?

Which is cheaper to run, the Fiat Ducato or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Fiat Ducato at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Fiat Ducato or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Fiat Ducato's 10.3 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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