BMW 530E vs Saab 9-3 Linear
The 530E 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.
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Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $614 (better)
- $647
- Australia
- $510 (better)
- $536
- United Kingdom
- £373 (better)
- £393
- United States
- $475 (better)
- $500
Official figures
- Uses
- 1.9 L/100km (better)
- 2.0 L/100km
- UK
- 149 mpg (better)
- 141 mpg
- US
- 124 mpg (better)
- 118 mpg
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.
530E or 9-3 Linear?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530E or the Saab 9-3 Linear?
The BMW 530E: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Saab 9-3 Linear at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530E or the Saab 9-3 Linear?
The BMW 530E, at 1.9 L/100km (149 mpg UK, 124 mpg US) to the Saab 9-3 Linear's 2.0 L/100km (141 mpg UK, 118 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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