LDV D90 vs Mercedes-Benz CLS

The CLS costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

LDV D90

Side by side

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

LDV D90Mercedes-Benz CLS

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,991
$2,975 (better)
Australia
$2,474
$2,461 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,817
£1,808 (better)
United States
$2,311
$2,299 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.3 L/100km
9.2 L/100km (better)
UK
31 mpg
31 mpg (better)
US
25 mpg
26 mpg (better)

Space

Seats
7
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
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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.

D90 or CLS?

Which is cheaper to run, the LDV D90 or the Mercedes-Benz CLS?

The Mercedes-Benz CLS: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the LDV D90 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the LDV D90 or the Mercedes-Benz CLS?

The Mercedes-Benz CLS, at 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the LDV D90's 9.3 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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