BMW 1 Series vs Kia Rio
The Rio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $1,940
- $1,892 (better)
- Australia
- $1,605
- $1,565 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,179
- £1,149 (better)
- United States
- $1,499
- $1,462 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.0 L/100km
- 5.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 47 mpg
- 48 mpg (better)
- US
- 39 mpg
- 40 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 867 km (better)
- 769 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 360 L (better)
- 300 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 800 kg
- Length
- 4,329 mm
- 4,065 mm
- Weight
- 1,365 kg
- 1,173 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 110 kW (better)
- 73 kW
- Torque
- 330 Nm (better)
- 133 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★☆☆
- Airbags
- 6
- 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 Rio?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 1 Series or the Kia Rio?
The Kia Rio: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the BMW 1 Series at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 1 Series or the Kia Rio?
The Kia Rio, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the BMW 1 Series's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 1 Series or the Kia Rio?
The BMW 1 Series, at 360 L to the Kia Rio's 300 L, for their newest versions.
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