BMW 330D vs Toyota Crown
The 330D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,270 a year less in New Zealand, $540 in Australia, £440 in the UK and $220 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
- $1,261 (better)
- $2,535
- Australia
- $1,557 (better)
- $2,097
- United Kingdom
- £1,102 (better)
- £1,540
- United States
- $1,744 (better)
- $1,959
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.9 L/100km (better)
- 7.8 L/100km
- UK
- 58 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- US
- 48 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 906 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,870 mm
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- –
- 149 kW
- Torque
- –
- 243 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- RWD
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.
330D or Crown?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 330D or the Toyota Crown?
The BMW 330D: about $1,270 a year less in New Zealand, $540 in Australia, £440 in the UK and $220 in the US than the Toyota Crown at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 330D or the Toyota Crown?
The BMW 330D, at 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US) to the Toyota Crown's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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