Kia K2500 vs Mercedes-Benz SL63
The K2500 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $650 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,548 (better)
- $3,202
- Australia
- $3,149
- $2,653 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,227
- £1,945 (better)
- United States
- $3,523
- $2,474 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.9 L/100km
- 9.9 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 29 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 707 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 2
- Length
- –
- 4,631 mm
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 430 kW
- Torque
- –
- 900 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
K2500 or SL63?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia K2500 or the Mercedes-Benz SL63?
The Kia K2500: about $650 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz SL63 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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