BMW 6 Series vs Dodge Shadow

The 6 Series costs less to run, by the official figures: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BMW 6 SeriesDodge Shadow

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,308 (better)
$3,457
Australia
$2,741 (better)
$2,862
United Kingdom
£2,010 (better)
£2,100
United States
$2,556 (better)
$2,671

Official figures

Uses
10.2 L/100km (better)
10.7 L/100km
UK
28 mpg (better)
26 mpg
US
23 mpg (better)
22 mpg

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.

6 Series or Shadow?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 6 Series or the Dodge Shadow?

The BMW 6 Series: about $150 a year less in New Zealand, $120 in Australia, £90 in the UK and $110 in the US than the Dodge Shadow at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 6 Series or the Dodge Shadow?

The BMW 6 Series, at 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Dodge Shadow's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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