Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class vs Mini Countryman
The Countryman costs less to run, by the official figures: about $410 a year less in New Zealand, $340 in Australia, £250 in the UK and $320 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
- $2,817
- $2,406 (better)
- Australia
- $2,334
- $1,994 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,711
- £1,462 (better)
- United States
- $2,176
- $1,859 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.7 L/100km
- 7.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 32 mpg
- 38 mpg (better)
- US
- 27 mpg
- 32 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 758 km (better)
- 726 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 450 L
- 460 L (better)
- Length
- 4,536 mm
- 4,433 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,440 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 petrol
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 170 kW (better)
- 125 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 280 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
GLK-Class or Countryman?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class or the Mini Countryman?
The Mini Countryman: about $410 a year less in New Zealand, $340 in Australia, £250 in the UK and $320 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class or the Mini Countryman?
The Mini Countryman, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class or the Mini Countryman?
The Mini Countryman, at 460 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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