BMW 318 vs Hyundai Elantra
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
- $1,455 (better)
- $1,520
- Australia
- $1,207 (better)
- $1,260
- United Kingdom
- £884 (better)
- £923
- United States
- $1,124 (better)
- $1,174
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.5 L/100km (better)
- 4.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,311 km (better)
- 1,064 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 402 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,675 mm
- Weight
- 1,470 kg
- 1,365 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- 100 kW
- 104 kW (better)
- Torque
- 220 Nm
- 265 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- 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.
318 or Elantra?
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 318 or the Hyundai Elantra?
The BMW 318, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Hyundai Elantra's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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