Audi A4 vs BMW 330I
The 330I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $710 a year less in New Zealand, $590 in Australia, £430 in the UK and $550 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
- $2,927
- $2,215 (better)
- Australia
- $2,421
- $1,835 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,346 (better)
- United States
- $2,261
- $1,711 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- US
- 26 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 597 km
- 861 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- 480 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,700 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,762 mm
- 4,709 mm
- Weight
- 1,475 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 190 kW (better)
- Torque
- 270 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
A4 or 330I?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A4 or the BMW 330I?
The BMW 330I: about $710 a year less in New Zealand, $590 in Australia, £430 in the UK and $550 in the US than the Audi A4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A4 or the BMW 330I?
The BMW 330I, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Audi A4's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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