BMW Z3 vs Volkswagen Eos
The Z3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $460 a year less in New Zealand, $380 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 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
- $2,587 (better)
- $3,043
- Australia
- $2,142 (better)
- $2,519
- United Kingdom
- £1,572 (better)
- £1,849
- United States
- $1,999 (better)
- $2,351
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- UK
- 35 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- US
- 29 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- On a full tank
- 638 km (better)
- 574 km
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 204 L
- Length
- 4,025 mm
- 4,409 mm
- Weight
- 1,190 kg
- 1,511 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.9 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 103 kW
- 147 kW (better)
- Torque
- 180 Nm
- 280 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
Z3 or Eos?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW Z3 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The BMW Z3: about $460 a year less in New Zealand, $380 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 in the US than the Volkswagen Eos at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW Z3 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The BMW Z3, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Eos's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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