Hyundai Accent vs Mercedes-Benz E350

The Accent costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US.

Hyundai Accent

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Hyundai AccentMercedes-Benz E350

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,112 (better)
$2,225
Australia
$1,747 (better)
$1,840
United Kingdom
£1,283 (better)
£1,352
United States
$1,632 (better)
$1,719

Official figures

Uses
6.5 L/100km (better)
6.9 L/100km
UK
43 mpg (better)
41 mpg
US
36 mpg (better)
34 mpg
On a full tank
658 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
370 L
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Length
4,385 mm
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Weight
1,140 kg
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Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
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Power
89 kW
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Torque
151 Nm
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Gearbox
CVT
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Drive
FWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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Airbags
6
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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.

Accent or E350?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Accent or the Mercedes-Benz E350?

The Hyundai Accent: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E350 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Accent or the Mercedes-Benz E350?

The Hyundai Accent, at 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E350's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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