BMW 340I vs Kia K5
The 340I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 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
- $2,749 (better)
- $2,817
- Australia
- $2,274 (better)
- $2,330
- United Kingdom
- £1,670 (better)
- £1,711
- United States
- $2,124 (better)
- $2,176
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.5 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- UK
- 33 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- US
- 28 mpg (better)
- 27 mpg
- On a full tank
- 671 km
- 689 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,905 mm
- Weight
- 1,595 kg
- 1,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 240 kW (better)
- 132 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 265 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
340I or K5?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 340I or the Kia K5?
The BMW 340I: about $70 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Kia K5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 340I or the Kia K5?
The BMW 340I, at 8.5 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Kia K5's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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