Mercedes-Benz A250 vs Toyota Blade

The A250 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.

Toyota Blade

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz A250Toyota Blade

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,367 (better)
$2,432
Australia
$1,958 (better)
$2,012
United Kingdom
£1,438 (better)
£1,477
United States
$1,829 (better)
$1,879

Official figures

Uses
7.3 L/100km (better)
7.5 L/100km
UK
39 mpg (better)
38 mpg
US
32 mpg (better)
31 mpg

Space

Seats
–
5

Engine

Engine
–
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
125 kW
Torque
–
224 Nm
Drive
–
FWD

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.

A250 or Blade?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz A250 or the Toyota Blade?

The Mercedes-Benz A250: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Toyota Blade at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz A250 or the Toyota Blade?

The Mercedes-Benz A250, at 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Toyota Blade's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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