Lexus RX300 vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
The GLC-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,020 a year less in New Zealand, $850 in Australia, £620 in the UK and $790 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
- $3,945
- $2,927 (better)
- Australia
- $3,266
- $2,421 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,397
- £1,778 (better)
- United States
- $3,048
- $2,261 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.2 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 23 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- US
- 19 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 533 km
- 552 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 549 L
- Length
- 4,750 mm
- 4,656 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 1,765 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 164 kW (better)
- 143 kW
- Torque
- 294 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
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.
RX300 or GLC-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RX300 or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class: about $1,020 a year less in New Zealand, $850 in Australia, £620 in the UK and $790 in the US than the Lexus RX300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RX300 or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Lexus RX300's 12.2 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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