BMW 1 Series vs Fiat Grande Punto

The 1 Series costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

BMW 1 SeriesFiat Grande Punto

Side by side

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

BMW 1 SeriesFiat Grande Punto

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,940 (better)
$1,973
Australia
$1,605 (better)
$1,632
United Kingdom
£1,179 (better)
£1,198
United States
$1,499 (better)
$1,524

Official figures

Uses
6.0 L/100km (better)
6.1 L/100km
UK
47 mpg (better)
46 mpg
US
39 mpg (better)
39 mpg
On a full tank
867 km (better)
738 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
360 L
–
Length
4,329 mm
4,030 mm
Weight
1,365 kg
1,035 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
110 kW (better)
57 kW
Torque
330 Nm (better)
115 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed manual
5-speed manual
Drive
RWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
6
–

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.

1 Series or Grande Punto?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 1 Series or the Fiat Grande Punto?

The BMW 1 Series: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Fiat Grande Punto at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 1 Series or the Fiat Grande Punto?

The BMW 1 Series, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Fiat Grande Punto's 6.1 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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