Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class vs Toyota Sequoia

The GLE-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 in the US.

Toyota Sequoia

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz GLE-ClassToyota Sequoia

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,622 (better)
$3,803
Australia
$2,996 (better)
$3,146
United Kingdom
£2,200 (better)
£2,310
United States
$2,798 (better)
$2,938

Official figures

Uses
11.2 L/100km (better)
11.8 L/100km
UK
25 mpg (better)
24 mpg
US
21 mpg (better)
20 mpg
On a full tank
759 km
842 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
8
Boot
825 L (better)
748 L
Length
4,924 mm
5,179 mm
Weight
2,200 kg
2,284 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
4.7 L V8 petrol
Power
270 kW (better)
192 kW
Torque
500 Nm (better)
441 Nm
Gearbox
9-speed automatic
4-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
4WD

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.

GLE-Class or Sequoia?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class or the Toyota Sequoia?

The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 in the US than the Toyota Sequoia at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class or the Toyota Sequoia?

The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Toyota Sequoia's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class or the Toyota Sequoia?

The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class, at 825 L to the Toyota Sequoia's 748 L, for their newest versions.

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