BMW M3 vs Buick LaCrosse
The LaCrosse costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $2,662
- $2,623 (better)
- Australia
- $2,205
- $2,174 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,617
- £1,593 (better)
- United States
- $2,056
- $2,026 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.2 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 34 mpg
- 35 mpg (better)
- US
- 29 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 729 km
- 764 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 381 L
- Length
- 4,671 mm
- 5,016 mm
- Weight
- 1,560 kg
- 1,600 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin-turbo petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 317 kW (better)
- 143 kW
- Torque
- 550 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
M3 or LaCrosse?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M3 or the Buick LaCrosse?
The Buick LaCrosse: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the BMW M3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M3 or the Buick LaCrosse?
The Buick LaCrosse, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the BMW M3's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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