BMW 130I vs Volkswagen Rabbit
The 130I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 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
- $3,063 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,539 (better)
- $2,626
- United Kingdom
- £1,861 (better)
- £1,925
- United States
- $2,366 (better)
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.5 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 560 km
- 561 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 350 L
- Length
- –
- 4,246 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,370 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 195 kW (better)
- 125 kW
- Torque
- 315 Nm (better)
- 240 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed automatic
- 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.
130I or Rabbit?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 130I or the Volkswagen Rabbit?
The BMW 130I: about $110 a year less in New Zealand than the Volkswagen Rabbit at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 130I or the Volkswagen Rabbit?
The BMW 130I, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Rabbit's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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