BMW M3 vs Chevrolet Cobalt
The Cobalt costs less to run, by the official figures: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $160 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
- $2,827
- $2,623 (better)
- Australia
- $2,338
- $2,170 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,717
- £1,593 (better)
- United States
- $2,184
- $2,026 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.7 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 32 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- US
- 27 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 592 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 394 L
- Length
- –
- 4,585 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,286 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 127 kW
- Torque
- –
- 216 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 5-speed manual
- 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.
M3 or Cobalt?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M3 or the Chevrolet Cobalt?
The Chevrolet Cobalt: about $200 a year less in New Zealand, $170 in Australia, £120 in the UK and $160 in the US than the BMW M3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M3 or the Chevrolet Cobalt?
The Chevrolet Cobalt, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the BMW M3's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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