Mercedes-Benz E63 vs Nissan Maxima
The E63 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £30 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
- $3,127 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,589 (better)
- $2,622
- United Kingdom
- £1,900 (better)
- £1,925
- United States
- $2,416 (better)
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.7 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- 683 km
- 694 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 405 L
- Length
- 4,989 mm
- 4,897 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,574 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 450 kW (better)
- 224 kW
- Torque
- 850 Nm (better)
- 354 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- 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.
E63 or Maxima?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz E63 or the Nissan Maxima?
The Mercedes-Benz E63: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Nissan Maxima at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz E63 or the Nissan Maxima?
The Mercedes-Benz E63, at 9.7 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Nissan Maxima's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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