Mercedes-Benz E-Class vs Toyota Aurion
The Aurion costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $3,043
- $3,008 (better)
- Australia
- $2,517
- $2,488 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,849
- £1,827 (better)
- United States
- $2,351
- $2,324 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km
- 9.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 30 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- US
- 25 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 531 km
- 753 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 540 L (better)
- 504 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,900 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,935 mm
- 4,826 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 1,583 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 145 kW
- 200 kW (better)
- Torque
- 320 Nm
- 336 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
E-Class or Aurion?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class or the Toyota Aurion?
The Toyota Aurion: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class or the Toyota Aurion?
The Toyota Aurion, at 9.3 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class or the Toyota Aurion?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, at 540 L to the Toyota Aurion's 504 L, for their newest versions.
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