Honda Spike vs Mercedes-Benz E300
The Spike costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,140 a year less in New Zealand, $950 in Australia, £690 in the UK and $880 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
- $1,488 (better)
- $2,629
- Australia
- $1,232 (better)
- $2,177
- United Kingdom
- £904 (better)
- £1,597
- United States
- $1,149 (better)
- $2,031
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.6 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- UK
- 61 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- US
- 51 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
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.
Spike or E300?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Spike or the Mercedes-Benz E300?
The Honda Spike: about $1,140 a year less in New Zealand, $950 in Australia, £690 in the UK and $880 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Spike or the Mercedes-Benz E300?
The Honda Spike, at 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E300's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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