BMW 730I vs Citroën C5
The C5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $310 a year less in New Zealand, $260 in Australia, £190 in the UK and $240 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
- $2,555
- $2,244 (better)
- Australia
- $2,115
- $1,857 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,552
- £1,363 (better)
- United States
- $1,974
- $1,734 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.9 L/100km
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 34 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.
730I or C5?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 730I or the Citroën C5?
The Citroën C5: about $310 a year less in New Zealand, $260 in Australia, £190 in the UK and $240 in the US than the BMW 730I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 730I or the Citroën C5?
The Citroën C5, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the BMW 730I's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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