Ford Explorer vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
The GLE-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 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
- $3,803
- $3,622 (better)
- Australia
- $3,146
- $2,996 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,310
- £2,200 (better)
- United States
- $2,938
- $2,798 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.8 L/100km
- 11.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 24 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- US
- 20 mpg
- 21 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 576 km
- 759 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 6
- 5
- Boot
- 515 L
- 825 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 2,404 kg
- –
- Length
- 5,050 mm
- 4,924 mm
- Weight
- 1,971 kg
- 2,200 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 224 kW
- 270 kW (better)
- Torque
- 420 Nm
- 500 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- AWD
Safety
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
Explorer or GLE-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Explorer or the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 in the US than the Ford Explorer at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Explorer or the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Ford Explorer's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Explorer or the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, at 825 L to the Ford Explorer's 515 L, for their newest versions.
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