BMW 118I vs Kia Picanto
The 118I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $1,915 (better)
- $1,940
- Australia
- $1,584 (better)
- $1,605
- United Kingdom
- £1,163 (better)
- £1,179
- United States
- $1,479 (better)
- $1,499
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.9 L/100km (better)
- 6.0 L/100km
- UK
- 48 mpg (better)
- 47 mpg
- US
- 40 mpg (better)
- 39 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 583 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 255 L
- Length
- –
- 3,595 mm
- Weight
- –
- 958 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.25 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 62 kW
- Torque
- –
- 122 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
118I or Picanto?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 118I or the Kia Picanto?
The BMW 118I: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Kia Picanto at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 118I or the Kia Picanto?
The BMW 118I, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Kia Picanto's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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