Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class vs Volkswagen Tiguan
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,927
- $2,927
- Australia
- $2,421
- $2,421
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,778
- United States
- $2,261
- $2,261
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 31 mpg
- US
- 26 mpg
- 26 mpg
- On a full tank
- 552 km
- 641 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 549 L
- 615 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 4,656 mm
- 4,509 mm
- Weight
- 1,765 kg
- 1,437 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 143 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 220 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
GLC-Class or Tiguan?
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Volkswagen Tiguan, at 615 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class's 549 L, for their newest versions.
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