Alfa Romeo 159 vs BMW 528I
The 159 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $2,597 (better)
- $2,610
- Australia
- $2,150 (better)
- $2,159
- United Kingdom
- £1,578 (better)
- £1,586
- United States
- $2,006 (better)
- $2,016
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- UK
- 35 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- US
- 29 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 872 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Length
- 4,660 mm
- –
- Weight
- 1,445 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
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- Power
- 103 kW
- –
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- –
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- –
- Drive
- FWD
- –
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
159 or 528I?
Which is cheaper to run, the Alfa Romeo 159 or the BMW 528I?
The Alfa Romeo 159: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the BMW 528I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Alfa Romeo 159 or the BMW 528I?
The Alfa Romeo 159, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the BMW 528I's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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