BMW 318 vs Hyundai Elantra
The 318 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 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
- $1,455 (better)
- $1,520
- Australia
- $1,204 (better)
- $1,257
- United Kingdom
- £884 (better)
- £923
- United States
- $1,124 (better)
- $1,174
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.5 L/100km (better)
- 4.7 L/100km
- UK
- 63 mpg (better)
- 60 mpg
- US
- 52 mpg (better)
- 50 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,311 km (better)
- 1,000 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 458 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,620 mm
- Weight
- 1,470 kg
- 1,302 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 112 kW (better)
- Torque
- 220 Nm (better)
- 192 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- CVT
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
318 or Elantra?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 318 or the Hyundai Elantra?
The BMW 318: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Hyundai Elantra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 318 or the Hyundai Elantra?
The BMW 318, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Hyundai Elantra's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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