Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class vs Nissan Van
The CLK-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $280 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $210 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
- $4,476 (better)
- $4,754
- Australia
- $3,708 (better)
- $3,937
- United Kingdom
- £2,719 (better)
- £2,888
- United States
- $3,458 (better)
- $3,673
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.8 L/100km (better)
- 14.7 L/100km
- UK
- 20 mpg (better)
- 19 mpg
- US
- 17 mpg (better)
- 16 mpg
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.
CLK-Class or Van?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class or the Nissan Van?
The Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class: about $280 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $210 in the US than the Nissan Van at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class or the Nissan Van?
The Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class, at 13.8 L/100km (20 mpg UK, 17 mpg US) to the Nissan Van's 14.7 L/100km (19 mpg UK, 16 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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