BMW I vs Nissan Note
The I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $440 a year less in New Zealand, $360 in Australia, £270 in the UK and $340 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
- $695 (better)
- $1,132
- Australia
- $576 (better)
- $938
- United Kingdom
- £422 (better)
- £688
- United States
- $537 (better)
- $874
Official figures
- Uses
- 2.2 L/100km (better)
- 3.5 L/100km
- UK
- 131 mpg (better)
- 81 mpg
- US
- 109 mpg (better)
- 67 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,029 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 260 L
- 280 L (better)
- Length
- 4,011 mm
- 4,045 mm
- Weight
- 1,245 kg
- 1,230 kg
Engine
- Engine
- Single motor
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol engine (series hybrid; drives generator)
- Power
- 125 kW (better)
- 85 kW
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 280 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- Single-speed
- Single-speed reduction gear
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★☆
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.
I or Note?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW I or the Nissan Note?
The BMW I: about $440 a year less in New Zealand, $360 in Australia, £270 in the UK and $340 in the US than the Nissan Note at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW I or the Nissan Note?
The BMW I, at 2.2 L/100km (131 mpg UK, 109 mpg US) to the Nissan Note's 3.5 L/100km (81 mpg UK, 67 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW I or the Nissan Note?
The Nissan Note, at 280 L to the BMW I's 260 L, for their newest versions.
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