BMW 318 vs Toyota Crown

The 318 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US.

BMW 318Toyota Crown

Side by side

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

BMW 318Toyota Crown

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,455 (better)
$1,520
Australia
$1,206 (better)
$1,259
United Kingdom
£884 (better)
£923
United States
$1,124 (better)
$1,174

Official figures

Uses
4.5 L/100km (better)
4.7 L/100km
UK
63 mpg (better)
60 mpg
US
52 mpg (better)
50 mpg
On a full tank
1,311 km
1,404 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Length
4,709 mm
4,910 mm
Weight
1,470 kg
1,730 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
100 kW
180 kW (better)
Torque
220 Nm
350 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed manual
8-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
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.

318 or Crown?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 318 or the Toyota Crown?

The BMW 318: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Toyota Crown at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 318 or the Toyota Crown?

The BMW 318, at 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Toyota Crown's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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