BMW 525 vs Holden Insignia
The Insignia costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $3,687
- $3,654 (better)
- Australia
- $3,055
- $3,028 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,240
- £2,220 (better)
- United States
- $2,848
- $2,823 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.4 L/100km
- 11.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 25 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- US
- 21 mpg
- 21 mpg (better)
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.
525 or Insignia?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 525 or the Holden Insignia?
The Holden Insignia: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the BMW 525 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 525 or the Holden Insignia?
The Holden Insignia, at 11.3 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the BMW 525's 11.4 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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