Mercedes-Benz GL-Class vs Nissan Avenir

The GL-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz GL-ClassNissan Avenir

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,490 (better)
$2,523
Australia
$2,060 (better)
$2,088
United Kingdom
£1,513 (better)
£1,532
United States
$1,924 (better)
$1,949

Official figures

Uses
7.7 L/100km (better)
7.8 L/100km
UK
37 mpg (better)
36 mpg
US
31 mpg (better)
30 mpg

Space

Seats
7
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Length
5,207 mm
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Engine

Engine
3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
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Power
270 kW
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Torque
500 Nm
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Gearbox
9-speed automatic
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Drive
AWD
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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.

GL-Class or Avenir?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class or the Nissan Avenir?

The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Nissan Avenir at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class or the Nissan Avenir?

The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, at 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Nissan Avenir's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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