Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vs Toyota Windom

The Sprinter costs less to run, by the official figures: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 in the US.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Mercedes-Benz SprinterToyota Windom

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,076 (better)
$3,257
Australia
$2,548 (better)
$2,698
United Kingdom
£1,868 (better)
£1,978
United States
$2,376 (better)
$2,516

Official figures

Uses
9.5 L/100km (better)
10.1 L/100km
UK
30 mpg (better)
28 mpg
US
25 mpg (better)
23 mpg
On a full tank
789 km
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Space

Seats
3
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Engine

Engine
2.1 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
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Power
120 kW
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Torque
360 Nm
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Gearbox
9-speed automatic
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Drive
RWD
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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.

Sprinter or Windom?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or the Toyota Windom?

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: about $180 a year less in New Zealand, $150 in Australia, £110 in the UK and $140 in the US than the Toyota Windom at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or the Toyota Windom?

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Toyota Windom's 10.1 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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