BMW M135I vs Opel Insignia
The Insignia costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,658
- $2,652 (better)
- Australia
- $2,204
- $2,197 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,615
- £1,611 (better)
- United States
- $2,054
- $2,049 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.2 L/100km
- 8.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 34 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- US
- 29 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 608 km
- 756 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 490 L
- Length
- 4,319 mm
- 4,897 mm
- Weight
- 1,525 kg
- 1,450 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 225 kW (better)
- 121 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- 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.
M135I or Insignia?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M135I or the Opel Insignia?
The Opel Insignia: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the BMW M135I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M135I or the Opel Insignia?
The Opel Insignia, at 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the BMW M135I's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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