BMW 740E vs Daihatsu Materia
The 740E costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,710 a year less in New Zealand, $1,420 in Australia, £1,040 in the UK and $1,320 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
- $711 (better)
- $2,426
- Australia
- $589 (better)
- $2,006
- United Kingdom
- £432 (better)
- £1,474
- United States
- $550 (better)
- $1,874
Official figures
- Uses
- 2.2 L/100km (better)
- 7.5 L/100km
- UK
- 128 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- US
- 107 mpg (better)
- 31 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.
740E or Materia?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 740E or the Daihatsu Materia?
The BMW 740E: about $1,710 a year less in New Zealand, $1,420 in Australia, £1,040 in the UK and $1,320 in the US than the Daihatsu Materia at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 740E or the Daihatsu Materia?
The BMW 740E, at 2.2 L/100km (128 mpg UK, 107 mpg US) to the Daihatsu Materia's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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