Acura Ilx vs BMW M3
The M3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $2,662 (better)
- Australia
- $2,251
- $2,205 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,650
- £1,617 (better)
- United States
- $2,099
- $2,056 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.4 L/100km
- 8.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 34 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- US
- 28 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 595 km
- 729 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,671 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 150 kW
- 317 kW (better)
- Torque
- 244 Nm
- 550 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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 M3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Acura Ilx or the BMW M3?
The BMW M3: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Acura Ilx at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Acura Ilx or the BMW M3?
The BMW M3, at 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Acura Ilx's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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