BMW 540I vs Kia Forte
The Forte 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.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,568
- $2,535 (better)
- Australia
- $2,128
- $2,102 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,560
- £1,540 (better)
- United States
- $1,984
- $1,959 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.9 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 882 km (better)
- 638 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 502 L
- Length
- 4,805 mm
- 4,640 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,295 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.4 L V8 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 210 kW (better)
- 112 kW
- Torque
- 440 Nm (better)
- 192 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
540I or Forte?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 540I or the Kia Forte?
The Kia Forte: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the BMW 540I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 540I or the Kia Forte?
The Kia Forte, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the BMW 540I's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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