BMW M4 vs Subaru BRZ
The M4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $2,505 (better)
- $2,546
- New Zealand
- $3,024 (better)
- $3,072
- United Kingdom
- £1,837 (better)
- £1,866
- United States
- $2,336 (better)
- $2,374
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- 9.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 631 km (better)
- 526 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 440 L (better)
- 237 L
- Length
- 4,794 mm
- 4,265 mm
- Weight
- 1,730 kg
- 1,290 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin turbo petrol
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder boxer petrol
- Power
- 375 kW (better)
- 174 kW
- Torque
- 650 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
M4 or BRZ?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M4 or the Subaru BRZ?
The BMW M4: about $40 a year less in Australia than the Subaru BRZ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M4 or the Subaru BRZ?
The BMW M4, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Subaru BRZ's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW M4 or the Subaru BRZ?
The BMW M4, at 440 L to the Subaru BRZ's 237 L, for their newest versions.
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