Mercedes-Benz E55 vs Toyota Grand

The Grand costs less to run, by the official figures: about $580 a year less in New Zealand, $480 in Australia, £350 in the UK and $450 in the US.

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz E55Toyota Grand

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,172
$3,590 (better)
Australia
$3,454
$2,974 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,534
£2,181 (better)
United States
$3,223
$2,773 (better)

Official figures

Uses
12.9 L/100km
11.1 L/100km (better)
UK
22 mpg
25 mpg (better)
US
18 mpg
21 mpg (better)

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.

E55 or Grand?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz E55 or the Toyota Grand?

The Toyota Grand: about $580 a year less in New Zealand, $480 in Australia, £350 in the UK and $450 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E55 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz E55 or the Toyota Grand?

The Toyota Grand, at 11.1 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E55's 12.9 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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