BMW 318 vs Lexus HS250
The 318 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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)
- $1,585
- Australia
- $1,204 (better)
- $1,312
- United Kingdom
- £884 (better)
- £963
- United States
- $1,124 (better)
- $1,224
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.5 L/100km (better)
- 4.9 L/100km
- UK
- 63 mpg (better)
- 58 mpg
- US
- 52 mpg (better)
- 48 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,311 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Length
- 4,709 mm
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- Weight
- 1,470 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 100 kW
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- Torque
- 220 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
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- Drive
- RWD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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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 HS250?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 318 or the Lexus HS250?
The BMW 318: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Lexus HS250 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 318 or the Lexus HS250?
The BMW 318, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Lexus HS250's 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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