Honda Element vs Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,622
- $3,622
- Australia
- $3,001
- $3,001
- United Kingdom
- £2,200
- £2,200
- United States
- $2,798
- $2,798
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.2 L/100km
- 11.2 L/100km
- UK
- 25 mpg
- 25 mpg
- US
- 21 mpg
- 21 mpg
- On a full tank
- 536 km
- 804 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 2,093 L (better)
- 355 L
- Length
- 4,300 mm
- 5,207 mm
- Weight
- 1,520 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 119 kW
- 270 kW (better)
- Torque
- 217 Nm
- 500 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
Element or GLS-Class?
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Element or the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class?
The Honda Element, at 2093 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class's 355 L, for their newest versions.
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