BMW 120D vs Holden Astra
The Astra costs less to run, by the official figures: about $280 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,908
- $1,632 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,544 (better)
- $1,970
- United Kingdom
- £1,350
- £1,196 (better)
- United States
- $2,135
- $1,522 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- 6.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 800 km (better)
- 788 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 380 L (better)
- 360 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,319 mm
- 4,386 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,304 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 240 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
120D or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 120D or the Holden Astra?
The Holden Astra: about $280 a year less in Australia than the BMW 120D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 120D or the Holden Astra?
The BMW 120D, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Holden Astra's 6.1 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 120D or the Holden Astra?
The BMW 120D, at 380 L to the Holden Astra's 360 L, for their newest versions.
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