BMW 420I vs Volkswagen Scirocco
The Scirocco costs less to run, by the official figures: about $390 a year less in New Zealand, $320 in Australia, £240 in the UK and $300 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
- $2,458
- $2,070 (better)
- Australia
- $2,033
- $1,712 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,493
- £1,257 (better)
- United States
- $1,899
- $1,599 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 37 mpg
- 44 mpg (better)
- US
- 31 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 776 km
- 859 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 440 L (better)
- 312 L
- Length
- 4,768 mm
- 4,256 mm
- Weight
- 1,560 kg
- 1,393 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 92 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- 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.
420I or Scirocco?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 420I or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The Volkswagen Scirocco: about $390 a year less in New Zealand, $320 in Australia, £240 in the UK and $300 in the US than the BMW 420I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 420I or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The Volkswagen Scirocco, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the BMW 420I's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 420I or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The BMW 420I, at 440 L to the Volkswagen Scirocco's 312 L, for their newest versions.
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