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Mercedes SL Class vs Toyota Corolla Touring Sports comparison

Compare performance (816 HP vs 178 HP), boot space and price (112,700 £ vs 29,600 £ ) at a glance. Find out which car is the better choice for you – Mercedes SL Class or Toyota Corolla Touring Sports?

Mercedes SL Class vs Toyota Corolla Touring Sports: Key differences

Mercedes SL Class

  • substantially more power
  • clearly quicker 0–100 km/h
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Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

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  • significantly cheaper
  • significantly more efficient
  • markedly lighter
  • significantly more trunk space
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By Achim Sedelmaier

Here’s where it gets real: The technical differences in detail

SL Class

Costs and Efficiency:

Price and efficiency are key factors when choosing a car – and this is often where the real differences emerge.

Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is significantly cheaper – starting at 29,600 £ , while the Mercedes SL Class costs 112,700 £ . That’s a price difference of around 83,099 £.

Fuel consumption also shows a difference: the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports uses 4.4 L/100km and is significantly more efficient than the Mercedes SL Class with 9 L/100km. The difference is about 4.6 L/100km.

Corolla Touring Sports

Engine and Performance:

Power, torque and acceleration say a lot about how a car feels on the road. This is where you see which model delivers more driving dynamics.

When it comes to engine power, the Mercedes SL Class offers substantially more power – delivering 816 HP compared to 178 HP. That’s roughly 638 HP more horsepower.

When accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h, the Mercedes SL Class is clearly quicker – completing the sprint in 2.9 s, while the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports takes 7.5 s. That’s about 4.6 s quicker.

SL Class

Space and Everyday Use:

Whether family car or daily driver – which one offers more room, flexibility and comfort?

Seats: Toyota Corolla Touring Sports offers more seats – 5 vs 4.

In terms of curb weight, Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is markedly lighter – 1,485 kg compared to 1,810 kg. The difference is around 325 kg.

Looking at boot space, the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports offers significantly more boot space – 596 L compared to 240 L. That’s a difference of about 356 L.

When it comes to payload, the Toyota Corolla Touring Sports carries a bit more – 440 kg compared to 375 kg. That’s a difference of about 65 kg.

Who wins the race in the data check?

The Toyota Corolla Touring Sports stands well ahead of its rival in the objective data comparison.
This result only shows which model scores more points on paper – not which of the two cars feels right for you.

from £29,600
Corolla Touring Sports

Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

  • Engine Type Full Hybrid
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Drive Type Front-Wheel Drive
  • Power HP 140 - 178 HP
  • Consumption L/100km 4.4 L/100km
Mercedes SL Class
Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

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Mercedes SL Class

The Mercedes SL blends timeless elegance with a cheeky sense of occasion, its retractable roof turning any commute into a small celebratory parade. Behind the wheel it behaves like a grown-up sports car that prefers comfort and presence over headline-grabbing bravado, making it a tempting choice for buyers who want to arrive in style.

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Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

The Toyota Corolla Touring Sports is a sensible yet stylish estate that blends everyday practicality with Toyota's trademark reliability, making it the kind of car that quietly gets on with family life without drama. Inside it's cleverly packaged for luggage and kids' gear and feels calm and comfortable on the road — sensible rather than flashy, but with enough character to make daily drives more enjoyable.

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Mercedes SL Class
Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

Costs and Consumption

Price
112,700 - 219,300 £
Price
29,600 - 36,400 £
Consumption L/100km
9 - 13.6 L/100km
Consumption L/100km
4.4 L/100km
Consumption kWh/100km
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Consumption kWh/100km
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Electric Range
12 km
Electric Range
-
Battery Capacity
-
Battery Capacity
-
co2
206 - 309 g/km
co2
100 g/km
Fuel tank capacity
-
Fuel tank capacity
43 L

Dimensions and Body

Body Type
Roadster
Body Type
Estate
Seats
4
Seats
5
Doors
-
Doors
5
Curb weight
1,810 - 2,195 kg
Curb weight
1,485 - 1,515 kg
Trunk capacity
110 - 240 L
Trunk capacity
581 - 596 L
Length
-
Length
4,650 mm
Width
1,915 mm
Width
1,790 mm
Height
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Height
1,435 mm
Max trunk capacity
-
Max trunk capacity
1,591 - 1,606 L
Payload
145 - 375 kg
Payload
400 - 440 kg

Engine and Performance

Engine Type
Petrol MHEV, Petrol, Plugin Hybrid
Engine Type
Full Hybrid
Transmission
Automatic
Transmission
Automatic
Transmission Detail
Automatic Gearbox
Transmission Detail
CVT
Drive Type
Rear-Wheel Drive, All-Wheel Drive
Drive Type
Front-Wheel Drive
Power HP
435 - 816 HP
Power HP
140 - 178 HP
Acceleration 0-100km/h
2.9 - 4.7 s
Acceleration 0-100km/h
7.5 - 9.2 s
Max Speed
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Max Speed
180 km/h
Torque
500 - 1,420 Nm
Torque
-
Number of Cylinders
4 - 8
Number of Cylinders
4
Power kW
320 - 600 kW
Power kW
103 - 131 kW
Engine capacity
1,991 - 3,982 cm3
Engine capacity
1,798 - 1,987 cm3

General

Model Year
2025
Model Year
2025
CO2 Efficiency Class
G
CO2 Efficiency Class
C
Brand
Mercedes-Benz
Brand
Toyota
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