BMW 218I vs Mercedes-Benz E350
The E350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 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
- $2,225 (better)
- Australia
- $1,910
- $1,844 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,403
- £1,352 (better)
- United States
- $1,784
- $1,719 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.1 L/100km
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 40 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- US
- 33 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,163 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 540 L
- Length
- –
- 4,879 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- –
- 225 kW
- Torque
- –
- 370 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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 E350?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 218I or the Mercedes-Benz E350?
The Mercedes-Benz E350: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the BMW 218I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 218I or the Mercedes-Benz E350?
The Mercedes-Benz E350, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the BMW 218I's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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