BMW 340I vs Subaru WRX

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

BMW 340ISubaru WRX

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BMW 340ISubaru WRX

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,749 (better)
$2,820
Australia
$2,279 (better)
$2,337
United Kingdom
£1,670 (better)
£1,713
United States
$2,124 (better)
$2,179

Official figures

Uses
8.5 L/100km (better)
8.7 L/100km
On a full tank
671 km
722 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
480 L
–
Length
4,709 mm
4,670 mm
Weight
1,595 kg
1,519 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol
2.4 L turbocharged horizontally opposed 4-cylinder petrol
Power
240 kW (better)
202 kW
Torque
450 Nm (better)
350 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
RWD
AWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
–
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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.

340I or WRX?

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 340I or the Subaru WRX?

The BMW 340I, at 8.5 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Subaru WRX's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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