BMW 220I vs Volkswagen Scirocco
The 220I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 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
- $1,966 (better)
- $2,070
- Australia
- $1,630 (better)
- $1,715
- United Kingdom
- £1,195 (better)
- £1,257
- United States
- $1,519 (better)
- $1,599
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.1 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- UK
- 46 mpg (better)
- 44 mpg
- US
- 39 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- On a full tank
- 855 km
- 859 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- 390 L (better)
- 312 L
- Length
- 4,432 mm
- 4,256 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,360 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 118 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 240 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
220I or Scirocco?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 220I or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The BMW 220I: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Volkswagen Scirocco at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 220I or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The BMW 220I, at 6.1 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Scirocco's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 220I or the Volkswagen Scirocco?
The BMW 220I, at 390 L to the Volkswagen Scirocco's 312 L, for their newest versions.
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