BMW 125I vs Holden Astra
The 125I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $1,963 (better)
- $1,999
- Australia
- $1,624 (better)
- $1,653
- United Kingdom
- £1,193 (better)
- £1,214
- United States
- $1,517 (better)
- $1,544
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.1 L/100km (better)
- 6.2 L/100km
- UK
- 47 mpg (better)
- 46 mpg
- US
- 39 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- On a full tank
- 857 km (better)
- 777 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 360 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,386 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,304 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 160 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 310 Nm (better)
- 240 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-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.
125I or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 125I or the Holden Astra?
The BMW 125I: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Holden Astra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 125I or the Holden Astra?
The BMW 125I, at 6.1 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Holden Astra's 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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