Mercedes-Benz E63 vs Saab 9-3 Vector
The 9-3 Vector costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.
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
- $3,121 (better)
- Australia
- $2,589
- $2,584 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,900
- £1,896 (better)
- United States
- $2,416
- $2,411 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.7 L/100km
- 9.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 24 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 683 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Length
- 4,989 mm
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Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
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- Power
- 450 kW
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- Torque
- 850 Nm
- –
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- –
- Drive
- AWD
- –
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
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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 9-3 Vector?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz E63 or the Saab 9-3 Vector?
The Saab 9-3 Vector: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Mercedes-Benz E63 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz E63 or the Saab 9-3 Vector?
The Saab 9-3 Vector, at 9.7 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E63's 9.7 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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