BMW 120D vs Kia Picanto
The 120D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $400 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,544 (better)
- $1,940
- Australia
- $1,908
- $1,608 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,350
- £1,179 (better)
- United States
- $2,135
- $1,499 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.0 L/100km
- 6.0 L/100km
- UK
- 47 mpg
- 47 mpg
- US
- 39 mpg
- 39 mpg
- On a full tank
- 800 km (better)
- 583 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 380 L (better)
- 255 L
- Length
- 4,319 mm
- 3,595 mm
- Weight
- –
- 958 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 1.25 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 62 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 122 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
120D or Picanto?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 120D or the Kia Picanto?
The BMW 120D: about $400 a year less in New Zealand than the Kia Picanto at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 120D or the Kia Picanto?
The BMW 120D, at 380 L to the Kia Picanto's 255 L, for their newest versions.
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