BMW 530I vs Saab 9-3
The 9-3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $2,147
- $2,134 (better)
- Australia
- $1,779
- $1,768 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,305
- £1,297 (better)
- United States
- $1,659
- $1,649 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 43 mpg
- 43 mpg (better)
- US
- 35 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,054 km (better)
- 879 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,841 mm
- 4,648 mm
- Weight
- 1,595 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 240 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-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.
530I or 9-3?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530I or the Saab 9-3?
The Saab 9-3: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the BMW 530I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530I or the Saab 9-3?
The Saab 9-3, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the BMW 530I's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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