Hyundai Palisade vs Mercedes-Benz CLA45

The Palisade costs less to run, by the official figures: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $180 in Australia, £130 in the UK and $170 in the US.

Hyundai Palisade

Side by side

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

Hyundai PalisadeMercedes-Benz CLA45

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,199 (better)
$2,416
Australia
$1,822 (better)
$2,002
United Kingdom
£1,336 (better)
£1,468
United States
$1,699 (better)
$1,866

Official figures

Uses
6.8 L/100km (better)
7.5 L/100km
UK
42 mpg (better)
38 mpg
US
35 mpg (better)
31 mpg
On a full tank
1,044 km
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Space

Seats
8
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Boot
510 L
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Length
4,981 mm
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Weight
2,022 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.8 L V6 petrol
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Power
209 kW
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Torque
299 Nm
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Gearbox
8-speed automatic
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Drive
FWD
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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.

Palisade or CLA45?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Palisade or the Mercedes-Benz CLA45?

The Hyundai Palisade: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $180 in Australia, £130 in the UK and $170 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz CLA45 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Palisade or the Mercedes-Benz CLA45?

The Hyundai Palisade, at 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz CLA45's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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