BMW I vs Toyota Prius
The I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $640 a year less in New Zealand, $530 in Australia, £390 in the UK and $490 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)
- $1,336
- Australia
- $577 (better)
- $1,107
- United Kingdom
- £422 (better)
- £811
- United States
- $537 (better)
- $1,032
Official figures
- Uses
- 2.2 L/100km (better)
- 4.1 L/100km
- UK
- 131 mpg (better)
- 68 mpg
- US
- 109 mpg (better)
- 57 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,041 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 260 L
- 502 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 0 kg
- Length
- 4,011 mm
- 4,600 mm
- Weight
- 1,245 kg
- 1,420 kg
Engine
- Engine
- Single motor
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- 125 kW
- 144 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm (better)
- 142 Nm
- Gearbox
- Single-speed
- CVT (e-CVT)
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- 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 Prius?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW I or the Toyota Prius?
The BMW I: about $640 a year less in New Zealand, $530 in Australia, £390 in the UK and $490 in the US than the Toyota Prius at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW I or the Toyota Prius?
The BMW I, at 2.2 L/100km (131 mpg UK, 109 mpg US) to the Toyota Prius's 4.1 L/100km (68 mpg UK, 57 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW I or the Toyota Prius?
The Toyota Prius, at 502 L to the BMW I's 260 L, for their newest versions.
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