BMW 118I vs Lexus CT
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,866
- $1,811 (better)
- Australia
- $1,547
- $1,501 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,134
- £1,100 (better)
- United States
- $1,442
- $1,399 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.8 L/100km
- 5.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 804 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 380 L (better)
- 375 L
- Length
- 4,319 mm
- 4,350 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- 103 kW (better)
- 100 kW
- Torque
- 220 Nm
- –
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
118I or CT?
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 118I or the Lexus CT?
The Lexus CT, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the BMW 118I's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 118I or the Lexus CT?
The BMW 118I, at 380 L to the Lexus CT's 375 L, for their newest versions.
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