Hyundai Sonata vs Mercedes-Benz C220

The Sonata costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

Hyundai Sonata

Side by side

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

Hyundai SonataMercedes-Benz C220

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,617 (better)
$1,682
Australia
$1,338 (better)
$1,392
United Kingdom
£982 (better)
£1,022
United States
$1,249 (better)
$1,299

Official figures

Uses
5.0 L/100km (better)
5.2 L/100km
UK
56 mpg (better)
54 mpg
US
47 mpg (better)
45 mpg
On a full tank
1,200 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
510 L
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Towing, braked
1,400 kg
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Length
4,900 mm
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Weight
1,636 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
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Power
213 kW
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Torque
422 Nm
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Gearbox
8-speed dual-clutch automatic
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Drive
FWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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Airbags
7
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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.

Sonata or C220?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Sonata or the Mercedes-Benz C220?

The Hyundai Sonata: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz C220 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Sonata or the Mercedes-Benz C220?

The Hyundai Sonata, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz C220's 5.2 L/100km (54 mpg UK, 45 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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