BMW XM vs Toyota Yaris

The XM costs less to run, by the official figures: about $350 a year less in New Zealand, $290 in Australia, £210 in the UK and $270 in the US.

Toyota Yaris

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BMW XMToyota Yaris

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$621 (better)
$970
Australia
$514 (better)
$805
United Kingdom
£377 (better)
£589
United States
$480 (better)
$750

Official figures

Uses
1.9 L/100km (better)
3.0 L/100km
UK
147 mpg (better)
94 mpg
US
123 mpg (better)
78 mpg
On a full tank
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1,200 km

Space

Seats
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5
Boot
–
368 L
Length
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3,940 mm
Weight
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1,085 kg

Engine

Engine
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1.5 L naturally aspirated 3-cylinder petrol hybrid
Power
–
85 kW
Torque
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141 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT automatic
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
8

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.

XM or Yaris?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW XM or the Toyota Yaris?

The BMW XM: about $350 a year less in New Zealand, $290 in Australia, £210 in the UK and $270 in the US than the Toyota Yaris at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW XM or the Toyota Yaris?

The BMW XM, at 1.9 L/100km (147 mpg UK, 123 mpg US) to the Toyota Yaris's 3.0 L/100km (94 mpg UK, 78 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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