BMW 540I vs Maserati Ghibli
The 540I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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 (better)
- $2,620
- Australia
- $2,128 (better)
- $2,171
- United Kingdom
- £1,560 (better)
- £1,591
- United States
- $1,984 (better)
- $2,024
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- UK
- 36 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- US
- 30 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 882 km
- 988 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,805 mm
- 4,971 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 4.4 L V8 petrol
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- 210 kW (better)
- 202 kW
- Torque
- 440 Nm
- 600 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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 Ghibli?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 540I or the Maserati Ghibli?
The BMW 540I: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Maserati Ghibli at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 540I or the Maserati Ghibli?
The BMW 540I, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Maserati Ghibli's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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