BMW 120I vs Toyota Echo

The Echo costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in New Zealand.

BMW 120IToyota Echo

Side by side

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

BMW 120IToyota Echo

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,934
$1,866 (better)
Australia
$1,604
$1,549 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,175
£1,134 (better)
United States
$1,494
$1,442 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.0 L/100km
5.8 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
886 km (better)
711 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
330 L
–
Length
4,227 mm
3,860 mm
Weight
1,330 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
125 kW (better)
81 kW
Torque
200 Nm (better)
142 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed manual
4-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
6
–

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.

120I or Echo?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 120I or the Toyota Echo?

The Toyota Echo: about $70 a year less in New Zealand than the BMW 120I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 120I or the Toyota Echo?

The Toyota Echo, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the BMW 120I's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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