Honda Elysion vs Mercury Monterey
The Elysion costs less to run, by the official figures: about $660 a year less in New Zealand, $550 in Australia, £400 in the UK and $510 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
- $3,816 (better)
- $4,476
- Australia
- $3,157 (better)
- $3,702
- United Kingdom
- £2,318 (better)
- £2,719
- United States
- $2,948 (better)
- $3,458
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.8 L/100km (better)
- 13.8 L/100km
- UK
- 24 mpg (better)
- 20 mpg
- US
- 20 mpg (better)
- 17 mpg
- On a full tank
- 551 km
- 556 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Length
- 4,800 mm
- 5,121 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,000 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 4.2 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 118 kW
- 150 kW (better)
- Torque
- 220 Nm
- 357 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Elysion or Monterey?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Elysion or the Mercury Monterey?
The Honda Elysion: about $660 a year less in New Zealand, $550 in Australia, £400 in the UK and $510 in the US than the Mercury Monterey at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Elysion or the Mercury Monterey?
The Honda Elysion, at 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US) to the Mercury Monterey's 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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