Honda Stream vs Mercedes-Benz V Class
The Stream costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 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
- $2,341 (better)
- $2,409
- Australia
- $1,937 (better)
- $1,993
- United Kingdom
- £1,422 (better)
- £1,464
- United States
- $1,809 (better)
- $1,861
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.2 L/100km (better)
- 7.5 L/100km
- UK
- 39 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- US
- 32 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- On a full tank
- 760 km
- 765 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Length
- 4,570 mm
- 5,140 mm
- Weight
- 1,390 kg
- 2,170 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L R18A 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.1 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- 103 kW
- 140 kW (better)
- Torque
- 174 Nm
- 440 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Stream or V Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Stream or the Mercedes-Benz V Class?
The Honda Stream: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz V Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Stream or the Mercedes-Benz V Class?
The Honda Stream, at 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz V Class's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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