BMW Z4 vs Volkswagen Eos
The Eos costs less to run, by the official figures: about $470 a year less in New Zealand, $390 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $360 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
- $2,927
- $2,458 (better)
- Australia
- $2,425
- $2,036 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,778
- £1,493 (better)
- United States
- $2,261
- $1,899 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- US
- 26 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 575 km
- 711 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 4
- Boot
- 241 L (better)
- 204 L
- Length
- 4,324 mm
- 4,409 mm
- Weight
- 1,470 kg
- 1,523 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 145 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 320 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- 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.
Z4 or Eos?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW Z4 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The Volkswagen Eos: about $470 a year less in New Zealand, $390 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $360 in the US than the BMW Z4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW Z4 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The Volkswagen Eos, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the BMW Z4's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW Z4 or the Volkswagen Eos?
The BMW Z4, at 241 L to the Volkswagen Eos's 204 L, for their newest versions.
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