Mercedes-Benz SL63 vs Porsche Boxster
The SL63 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $180 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 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
- $3,234 (better)
- $3,457
- Australia
- $2,677 (better)
- $2,860
- United Kingdom
- £1,965 (better)
- £2,100
- United States
- $2,499 (better)
- $2,671
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.0 L/100km (better)
- 10.7 L/100km
- UK
- 28 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 22 mpg
- On a full tank
- 700 km (better)
- 599 km
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Length
- 4,631 mm
- 4,379 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,335 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 430 kW (better)
- 220 kW
- Torque
- 900 Nm (better)
- 380 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
SL63 or Boxster?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz SL63 or the Porsche Boxster?
The Mercedes-Benz SL63: about $220 a year less in New Zealand, $180 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US than the Porsche Boxster at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz SL63 or the Porsche Boxster?
The Mercedes-Benz SL63, at 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Porsche Boxster's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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