BMW 525D vs Škoda Scala
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
- $1,364 (better)
- $1,720
- Australia
- $1,685
- $1,428 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,192
- £1,045 (better)
- United States
- $1,886
- $1,329 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.3 L/100km (better)
- 5.3 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 940 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 467 L
- Length
- –
- 4,362 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,250 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 81 kW
- Torque
- –
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
525D or Scala?
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 525D or the Škoda Scala?
The BMW 525D, at 5.3 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Škoda Scala's 5.3 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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