Mercedes-Benz S-Class vs Porsche Carrera 2 Coupe Kit
The S-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,160 a year less in New Zealand, $960 in Australia, £700 in the UK and $890 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
- $2,846 (better)
- $4,004
- Australia
- $2,358 (better)
- $3,315
- United Kingdom
- £1,729 (better)
- £2,432
- United States
- $2,199 (better)
- $3,093
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.8 L/100km (better)
- 12.4 L/100km
- UK
- 32 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- US
- 27 mpg (better)
- 19 mpg
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.
S-Class or Carrera 2 Coupe Kit?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or the Porsche Carrera 2 Coupe Kit?
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class: about $1,160 a year less in New Zealand, $960 in Australia, £700 in the UK and $890 in the US than the Porsche Carrera 2 Coupe Kit at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or the Porsche Carrera 2 Coupe Kit?
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, at 8.8 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Porsche Carrera 2 Coupe Kit's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
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