Alfa Romeo 147 vs BMW 130I
The 130I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $200 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,266
- $3,063 (better)
- Australia
- $2,707
- $2,540 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,984
- £1,861 (better)
- United States
- $2,523
- $2,366 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.1 L/100km
- 9.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 594 km (better)
- 560 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 330 L
- –
- Length
- 4,170 mm
- –
- Weight
- 1,215 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 195 kW (better)
- Torque
- 187 Nm
- 315 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
147 or 130I?
Which is cheaper to run, the Alfa Romeo 147 or the BMW 130I?
The BMW 130I: about $200 a year less in New Zealand than the Alfa Romeo 147 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Alfa Romeo 147 or the BMW 130I?
The BMW 130I, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Alfa Romeo 147's 10.1 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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