BMW 320 vs Toyota Crown

The Crown costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Toyota Crown

Side by side

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

BMW 320Toyota Crown

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,552
$1,520 (better)
Australia
$1,287
$1,259 (better)
United Kingdom
£943
£923 (better)
United States
$1,199
$1,174 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.8 L/100km
4.7 L/100km (better)
UK
59 mpg
60 mpg (better)
US
49 mpg
50 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,229 km
1,404 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
480 L
–
Towing, braked
1,600 kg
–
Length
4,709 mm
4,910 mm
Weight
1,495 kg
1,730 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
135 kW
180 kW (better)
Torque
300 Nm
350 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
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.

320 or Crown?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 320 or the Toyota Crown?

The Toyota Crown: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the BMW 320 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 320 or the Toyota Crown?

The Toyota Crown, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the BMW 320's 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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