Mercedes-Benz B-Class vs Mini Hatch
The B-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $160 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
- $1,843 (better)
- $2,047
- Australia
- $1,525 (better)
- $1,693
- United Kingdom
- £1,120 (better)
- £1,244
- United States
- $1,424 (better)
- $1,582
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.7 L/100km (better)
- 6.3 L/100km
- UK
- 50 mpg (better)
- 45 mpg
- US
- 41 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 695 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 211 L
- Length
- –
- 3,821 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,160 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 100 kW
- Torque
- –
- 220 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
B-Class or Hatch?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class or the Mini Hatch?
The Mercedes-Benz B-Class: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $160 in the US than the Mini Hatch at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class or the Mini Hatch?
The Mercedes-Benz B-Class, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Mini Hatch's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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