Ford Ka vs Mercedes-Benz C350
The C350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $610 a year less in New Zealand, $510 in Australia, £370 in the UK and $470 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
- $2,555
- $1,940 (better)
- Australia
- $2,115
- $1,608 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,552
- £1,179 (better)
- United States
- $1,974
- $1,499 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.9 L/100km
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 47 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 39 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 430 km
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Space
- Seats
- 4
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- Boot
- 224 L
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- Length
- 3,620 mm
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- Weight
- 840 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
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- Power
- 51 kW
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- Torque
- 102 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
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- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★☆☆
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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.
Ka or C350?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Ka or the Mercedes-Benz C350?
The Mercedes-Benz C350: about $610 a year less in New Zealand, $510 in Australia, £370 in the UK and $470 in the US than the Ford Ka at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Ka or the Mercedes-Benz C350?
The Mercedes-Benz C350, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Ford Ka's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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