BMW 730LD vs Toyota RAV4
The 730LD costs less to run, by the official figures: about $290 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
- $1,236 (better)
- $1,530
- Australia
- $1,526
- $1,267 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,080
- £929 (better)
- United States
- $1,708
- $1,182 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.8 L/100km
- 4.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 59 mpg
- 60 mpg (better)
- US
- 49 mpg
- 50 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,163 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 542 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 480 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,600 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,650 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol hybrid
- Power
- –
- 160 kW
- Torque
- –
- 221 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- CVT
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
730LD or RAV4?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 730LD or the Toyota RAV4?
The BMW 730LD: about $290 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota RAV4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 730LD or the Toyota RAV4?
The Toyota RAV4, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the BMW 730LD's 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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