BMW M140I vs Toyota Blade
The M140I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 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
- $2,374 (better)
- $2,432
- Australia
- $1,964 (better)
- $2,012
- United Kingdom
- £1,442 (better)
- £1,477
- United States
- $1,834 (better)
- $1,879
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.3 L/100km (better)
- 7.5 L/100km
- UK
- 38 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- US
- 32 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 125 kW
- Torque
- –
- 224 Nm
- 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.
M140I or Blade?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M140I or the Toyota Blade?
The BMW M140I: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Toyota Blade at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M140I or the Toyota Blade?
The BMW M140I, at 7.3 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Toyota Blade's 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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