BMW 430I vs Volkswagen Scirocco
The 430I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $120 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
- $1,908 (better)
- $2,070
- Australia
- $1,579 (better)
- $1,712
- United Kingdom
- £1,159 (better)
- £1,257
- United States
- $1,474 (better)
- $1,599
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.9 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- UK
- 48 mpg (better)
- 44 mpg
- US
- 40 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 859 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 312 L
- Length
- –
- 4,256 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,393 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 92 kW
- Torque
- –
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- 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.
430I or Scirocco?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 430I or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The BMW 430I: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $120 in the US than the Volkswagen Scirocco at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 430I or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The BMW 430I, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Scirocco's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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