Aston Martin Vantage vs BMW 550I
The 550I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $3,564
- $3,548 (better)
- Australia
- $2,955
- $2,941 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,165
- £2,155 (better)
- United States
- $2,753
- $2,741 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.0 L/100km
- 11.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 726 km
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Space
- Seats
- 2
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- Length
- 4,385 mm
- –
- Weight
- 1,630 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 4.7 L V8 petrol
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- Power
- 313 kW
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- Torque
- 470 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- –
- Drive
- RWD
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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.
Vantage or 550I?
Which is cheaper to run, the Aston Martin Vantage or the BMW 550I?
The BMW 550I: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Aston Martin Vantage at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Aston Martin Vantage or the BMW 550I?
The BMW 550I, at 11.0 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Aston Martin Vantage's 11.0 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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