BMW 2 Series vs Honda Prelude
The Prelude costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,180 a year less in New Zealand, $980 in Australia, £720 in the UK and $910 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
- $2,535
- $1,358 (better)
- Australia
- $2,101
- $1,125 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,540
- £825 (better)
- United States
- $1,959
- $1,049 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km
- 4.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 67 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 56 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 663 km
- 1,429 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 379 L
- Length
- 4,432 mm
- 4,460 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,065 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 81 kW
- Torque
- 270 Nm (better)
- 157 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- 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.
2 Series or Prelude?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 2 Series or the Honda Prelude?
The Honda Prelude: about $1,180 a year less in New Zealand, $980 in Australia, £720 in the UK and $910 in the US than the BMW 2 Series at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 2 Series or the Honda Prelude?
The Honda Prelude, at 4.2 L/100km (67 mpg UK, 56 mpg US) to the BMW 2 Series's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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