BMW 130I vs Fiat 500 L
The 500 L costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $2,540
- $2,524 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,063
- $3,043 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,861
- £1,849 (better)
- United States
- $2,366
- $2,351 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.5 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 560 km (better)
- 531 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 455 L
- Length
- –
- 4,147 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,320 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 195 kW (better)
- 70 kW
- Torque
- 315 Nm (better)
- 127 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
130I or 500 L?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 130I or the Fiat 500 L?
The Fiat 500 L: about $20 a year less in Australia than the BMW 130I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 130I or the Fiat 500 L?
The Fiat 500 L, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the BMW 130I's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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