BMW 520D vs Toyota Sai

The 520D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $350 a year less in New Zealand.

BMW 520DToyota Sai

Side by side

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

BMW 520DToyota Sai

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,107 (better)
$1,455
Australia
$1,367
$1,206 (better)
United Kingdom
£967
£884 (better)
United States
$1,530
$1,124 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.3 L/100km (better)
4.5 L/100km
UK
66 mpg (better)
63 mpg
US
55 mpg (better)
52 mpg
On a full tank
1,535 km (better)
1,222 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
530 L
–
Length
4,936 mm
4,695 mm
Weight
1,630 kg
1,630 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
140 kW
–
Torque
400 Nm
–
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
RWD
FWD

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.

520D or Sai?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 520D or the Toyota Sai?

The BMW 520D: about $350 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Sai at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 520D or the Toyota Sai?

The BMW 520D, at 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US) to the Toyota Sai's 4.5 L/100km (63 mpg UK, 52 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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