BMW 328I vs Mercedes-Benz E250
The 328I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $2,102 (better)
- $2,122
- Australia
- $1,742 (better)
- $1,759
- United Kingdom
- £1,277 (better)
- £1,289
- United States
- $1,624 (better)
- $1,639
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.5 L/100km (better)
- 6.6 L/100km
- UK
- 43 mpg (better)
- 43 mpg
- US
- 36 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- On a full tank
- 908 km
- 1,006 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- 540 L (better)
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,923 mm
- Weight
- 1,545 kg
- 1,735 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 155 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8
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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.
328I or E250?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 328I or the Mercedes-Benz E250?
The BMW 328I: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E250 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 328I or the Mercedes-Benz E250?
The BMW 328I, at 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E250's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 328I or the Mercedes-Benz E250?
The Mercedes-Benz E250, at 540 L to the BMW 328I's 480 L, for their newest versions.
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