BMW 520D vs Toyota Axio
The Axio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $170 a year less in New Zealand, $590 in Australia, £400 in the UK and $810 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
- $1,107
- $938 (better)
- Australia
- $1,366
- $776 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £967
- £570 (better)
- United States
- $1,530
- $725 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.3 L/100km
- 2.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 66 mpg
- 97 mpg (better)
- US
- 55 mpg
- 81 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,483 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,495 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,100 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 80 kW
- Torque
- –
- 140 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- CVT
- Drive
- –
- FWD
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.
520D or Axio?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 520D or the Toyota Axio?
The Toyota Axio: about $170 a year less in New Zealand, $590 in Australia, £400 in the UK and $810 in the US than the BMW 520D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 520D or the Toyota Axio?
The Toyota Axio, at 2.9 L/100km (97 mpg UK, 81 mpg US) to the BMW 520D's 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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