BMW 316 vs Suzuki Vitara
The 316 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,863 (better)
- $1,869
- Australia
- $1,543 (better)
- $1,551
- United Kingdom
- £1,132 (better)
- £1,136
- United States
- $1,439 (better)
- $1,444
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- 5.8 L/100km
- UK
- 49 mpg (better)
- 49 mpg
- US
- 41 mpg (better)
- 41 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 813 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 375 L
- Length
- –
- 4,175 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,075 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 86 kW
- Torque
- –
- 156 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- 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.
316 or Vitara?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 316 or the Suzuki Vitara?
The BMW 316: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Suzuki Vitara at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 316 or the Suzuki Vitara?
The BMW 316, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Suzuki Vitara's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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