BMW I vs Toyota Corolla
The I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $580 a year less in New Zealand, $480 in Australia, £350 in the UK and $450 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)
- $1,277
- Australia
- $576 (better)
- $1,058
- United Kingdom
- £422 (better)
- £776
- United States
- $537 (better)
- $987
Official figures
- Uses
- 2.2 L/100km (better)
- 4.0 L/100km
- UK
- 131 mpg (better)
- 72 mpg
- US
- 109 mpg (better)
- 60 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,089 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 260 L (better)
- 217 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,300 kg
- Length
- 4,011 mm
- 4,375 mm
- Weight
- 1,245 kg
- 1,370 kg
Engine
- Engine
- Single motor
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid
- Power
- 125 kW (better)
- 90 kW
- Torque
- 250 Nm (better)
- 142 Nm
- Gearbox
- Single-speed
- CVT automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
I or Corolla?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW I or the Toyota Corolla?
The BMW I: about $580 a year less in New Zealand, $480 in Australia, £350 in the UK and $450 in the US than the Toyota Corolla at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW I or the Toyota Corolla?
The BMW I, at 2.2 L/100km (131 mpg UK, 109 mpg US) to the Toyota Corolla's 4.0 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW I or the Toyota Corolla?
The BMW I, at 260 L to the Toyota Corolla's 217 L, for their newest versions.
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