BMW 218I vs Kia Cerato
The 218I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 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
- $2,309 (better)
- $2,354
- Australia
- $1,910 (better)
- $1,947
- United Kingdom
- £1,403 (better)
- £1,430
- United States
- $1,784 (better)
- $1,819
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.1 L/100km (better)
- 7.3 L/100km
- UK
- 40 mpg (better)
- 39 mpg
- US
- 33 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 687 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 502 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,100 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,640 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,320 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- Power
- –
- 112 kW
- Torque
- –
- 192 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- 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.
218I or Cerato?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 218I or the Kia Cerato?
The BMW 218I: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Kia Cerato at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 218I or the Kia Cerato?
The BMW 218I, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Kia Cerato's 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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