BMW M3 vs Nissan Versa
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
- $2,662
- $2,535 (better)
- Australia
- $2,205
- $2,103 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,617
- £1,540 (better)
- United States
- $2,056
- $1,959 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.2 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 729 km (better)
- 523 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 416 L
- Length
- 4,671 mm
- 4,496 mm
- Weight
- 1,560 kg
- 1,191 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin-turbo petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 317 kW (better)
- 90 kW
- Torque
- 550 Nm (better)
- 155 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- CVT
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
M3 or Versa?
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M3 or the Nissan Versa?
The Nissan Versa, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the BMW M3's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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