Mercedes-Benz ML-Class vs Scion FR-S
The ML-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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
- $3,043 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,521 (better)
- $2,624
- United Kingdom
- £1,849 (better)
- £1,925
- United States
- $2,351 (better)
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- UK
- 30 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- US
- 25 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- On a full tank
- 988 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
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- Length
- 4,804 mm
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- Weight
- 2,150 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
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- Power
- 190 kW
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- Torque
- 620 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 7-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.
ML-Class or FR-S?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class or the Scion FR-S?
The Mercedes-Benz ML-Class: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $100 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Scion FR-S at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class or the Scion FR-S?
The Mercedes-Benz ML-Class, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Scion FR-S's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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