Land Rover Discovery Sport vs Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class

The Discovery Sport 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.

Land Rover Discovery SportMercedes-Benz GLA-Class

Side by side

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

Land Rover Discovery SportMercedes-Benz GLA-Class

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,652 (better)
$2,717
Australia
$2,197 (better)
$2,247
United Kingdom
£1,611 (better)
£1,650
United States
$2,049 (better)
$2,099

Official figures

Uses
8.2 L/100km (better)
8.4 L/100km
UK
34 mpg (better)
34 mpg
US
29 mpg (better)
28 mpg
On a full tank
793 km (better)
607 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Boot
689 L (better)
435 L
Towing, braked
2,500 kg
–
Length
4,597 mm
4,410 mm
Weight
1,900 kg
–

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
183 kW (better)
120 kW
Torque
365 Nm (better)
250 Nm
Gearbox
9-speed automatic
7-speed dual-clutch
Drive
AWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★

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.

Discovery Sport or GLA-Class?

Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Discovery Sport or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?

The Land Rover Discovery Sport: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Discovery Sport or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?

The Land Rover Discovery Sport, at 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Land Rover Discovery Sport or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?

The Land Rover Discovery Sport, at 689 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 435 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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