Mercedes-Benz CLA250 vs Toyota Crown

The Crown costs less to run, by the official figures: about $980 a year less in New Zealand, $810 in Australia, £600 in the UK and $760 in the US.

Toyota Crown

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz CLA250Toyota Crown

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,503
$1,520 (better)
Australia
$2,071
$1,259 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,521
£923 (better)
United States
$1,934
$1,174 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.7 L/100km
4.7 L/100km (better)
UK
36 mpg
60 mpg (better)
US
30 mpg
50 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
1,404 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Length
–
4,910 mm
Weight
–
1,730 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
–
180 kW
Torque
–
350 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
RWD

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.

CLA250 or Crown?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz CLA250 or the Toyota Crown?

The Toyota Crown: about $980 a year less in New Zealand, $810 in Australia, £600 in the UK and $760 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz CLA250 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz CLA250 or the Toyota Crown?

The Toyota Crown, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz CLA250's 7.7 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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