BMW 335D vs Toyota Avalon
The 335D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $350 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,416 (better)
- $1,769
- Australia
- $1,749
- $1,466 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,237
- £1,075 (better)
- United States
- $1,957
- $1,367 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 51 mpg
- 52 mpg (better)
- US
- 43 mpg
- 43 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,145 km (better)
- 1,004 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 460 L (better)
- 454 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 454 kg
- Length
- 4,520 mm
- 4,976 mm
- Weight
- 1,685 kg
- 1,615 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 210 kW
- 224 kW (better)
- Torque
- 580 Nm (better)
- 362 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
335D or Avalon?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 335D or the Toyota Avalon?
The BMW 335D: about $350 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Avalon at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 335D or the Toyota Avalon?
The Toyota Avalon, at 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the BMW 335D's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 335D or the Toyota Avalon?
The BMW 335D, at 460 L to the Toyota Avalon's 454 L, for their newest versions.
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