BMW 740E vs Toyota Vitz

The 740E costs less to run, by the official figures: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US.

Toyota Vitz

Side by side

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

BMW 740EToyota Vitz

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$711 (better)
$938
Australia
$590 (better)
$777
United Kingdom
£432 (better)
£570
United States
$550 (better)
$725

Official figures

Uses
2.2 L/100km (better)
2.9 L/100km
UK
128 mpg (better)
97 mpg
US
107 mpg (better)
81 mpg
On a full tank
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1,448 km

Space

Seats
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5
Length
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3,945 mm
Weight
–
970 kg

Engine

Engine
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1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
Power
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51 kW
Torque
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92 Nm
Gearbox
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CVT
Drive
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FWD

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.

740E or Vitz?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 740E or the Toyota Vitz?

The BMW 740E: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $170 in the US than the Toyota Vitz at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 740E or the Toyota Vitz?

The BMW 740E, at 2.2 L/100km (128 mpg UK, 107 mpg US) to the Toyota Vitz's 2.9 L/100km (97 mpg UK, 81 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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