Mercedes-Benz E350 vs Volkswagen Jetta
The E350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 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
- $2,225 (better)
- $2,306
- Australia
- $1,840 (better)
- $1,907
- United Kingdom
- £1,352 (better)
- £1,401
- United States
- $1,719 (better)
- $1,781
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- 7.1 L/100km
- UK
- 41 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- US
- 34 mpg (better)
- 33 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 701 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 400 L
- Length
- –
- 4,702 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 110 kW
- Torque
- –
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
E350 or Jetta?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz E350 or the Volkswagen Jetta?
The Mercedes-Benz E350: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Volkswagen Jetta at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz E350 or the Volkswagen Jetta?
The Mercedes-Benz E350, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Jetta's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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