BMW I vs Toyota Aqua

The I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 in the US.

Toyota Aqua

Side by side

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

BMW IToyota Aqua

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$695 (better)
$925
Australia
$575 (better)
$765
United Kingdom
£422 (better)
£562
United States
$537 (better)
$715

Official figures

Uses
2.2 L/100km (better)
2.9 L/100km
UK
131 mpg (better)
99 mpg
US
109 mpg (better)
82 mpg
On a full tank
–
1,259 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Length
–
3,995 mm
Weight
–
1,080 kg

Engine

Engine
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1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
–
73 kW
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
FWD

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.

I or Aqua?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW I or the Toyota Aqua?

The BMW I: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 in the US than the Toyota Aqua at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW I or the Toyota Aqua?

The BMW I, at 2.2 L/100km (131 mpg UK, 109 mpg US) to the Toyota Aqua's 2.9 L/100km (99 mpg UK, 82 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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