BMW 316 vs Toyota Echo

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Toyota Echo

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BMW 316Toyota Echo

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,863 (better)
$1,866
Australia
$1,543 (better)
$1,546
United Kingdom
£1,132 (better)
£1,134
United States
$1,439 (better)
$1,442

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
–
711 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Length
–
3,860 mm

Engine

Engine
–
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
81 kW
Torque
–
142 Nm
Gearbox
–
4-speed automatic
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 Echo?

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 316 or the Toyota Echo?

The BMW 316, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Toyota Echo's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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