Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class vs Saturn LW
The SLK-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 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
- $3,169 (better)
- $3,622
- Australia
- $2,626 (better)
- $2,996
- United Kingdom
- £1,925 (better)
- £2,200
- United States
- $2,449 (better)
- $2,798
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- 11.2 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 21 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.
SLK-Class or LW?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class or the Saturn LW?
The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 in the US than the Saturn LW at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class or the Saturn LW?
The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Saturn LW's 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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