Acura Ilx vs BMW 340I
The Ilx costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,717 (better)
- $2,749
- Australia
- $2,251 (better)
- $2,278
- United Kingdom
- £1,650 (better)
- £1,670
- United States
- $2,099 (better)
- $2,124
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.4 L/100km (better)
- 8.5 L/100km
- UK
- 34 mpg (better)
- 33 mpg
- US
- 28 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- On a full tank
- 595 km
- 671 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 480 L
- Length
- –
- 4,709 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,595 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 150 kW
- 240 kW (better)
- Torque
- 244 Nm
- 450 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- 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.
Ilx or 340I?
Which is cheaper to run, the Acura Ilx or the BMW 340I?
The Acura Ilx: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the BMW 340I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Acura Ilx or the BMW 340I?
The Acura Ilx, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the BMW 340I's 8.5 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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