Land Rover Discovery vs Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
The GL-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,523
- $2,490 (better)
- Australia
- $2,087
- $2,060 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,532
- £1,513 (better)
- United States
- $1,949
- $1,924 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km
- 7.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,141 km
- –
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Boot
- 422 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,956 mm
- 5,207 mm
- Weight
- 2,300 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 265 kW
- 270 kW (better)
- Torque
- 500 Nm
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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 or GL-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Land Rover Discovery at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, at 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Land Rover Discovery's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
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What will the drive cost?
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