BMW 318 vs Toyota Axio
The Axio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $520 a year less in New Zealand, $430 in Australia, £310 in the UK and $400 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
- $938 (better)
- Australia
- $1,204
- $776 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £884
- £570 (better)
- United States
- $1,124
- $725 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.5 L/100km
- 2.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 63 mpg
- 97 mpg (better)
- US
- 52 mpg
- 81 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,311 km
- 1,483 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,495 mm
- Weight
- 1,470 kg
- 1,100 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 100 kW (better)
- 80 kW
- Torque
- 220 Nm (better)
- 140 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- CVT
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
318 or Axio?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 318 or the Toyota Axio?
The Toyota Axio: about $520 a year less in New Zealand, $430 in Australia, £310 in the UK and $400 in the US than the BMW 318 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 318 or the Toyota Axio?
The Toyota Axio, at 2.9 L/100km (97 mpg UK, 81 mpg US) to the BMW 318's 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Each on its own
Other comparisons
What will the drive cost?
Roadtrip works out the fuel or charging cost of any drive for your exact car, finds the cheapest stations on the way, and splits it between everyone in the car.
Rated 4.7 by drivers · 700,000 downloads
