BMW 120I vs Holden Astra
The 120I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $1,604 (better)
- $1,632
- New Zealand
- $1,934 (better)
- $1,970
- United Kingdom
- £1,175 (better)
- £1,196
- United States
- $1,494 (better)
- $1,522
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- 6.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 886 km (better)
- 788 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 330 L
- 360 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,227 mm
- 4,386 mm
- Weight
- 1,330 kg
- 1,304 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 125 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 240 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
120I or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 120I or the Holden Astra?
The BMW 120I: about $30 a year less in Australia than the Holden Astra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 120I or the Holden Astra?
The BMW 120I, 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 120I or the Holden Astra?
The Holden Astra, at 360 L to the BMW 120I's 330 L, for their newest versions.
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