BMW 320 vs Hyundai Sonata

The 320 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand.

Hyundai Sonata

Side by side

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

BMW 320Hyundai Sonata

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,552 (better)
$1,617
Australia
$1,287 (better)
$1,341
United Kingdom
£943 (better)
£982
United States
$1,199 (better)
$1,249

Official figures

Uses
4.8 L/100km (better)
5.0 L/100km
On a full tank
1,229 km (better)
1,200 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
480 L (better)
453 L
Towing, braked
1,600 kg (better)
1,300 kg
Length
4,709 mm
4,900 mm
Weight
1,495 kg
1,333 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
135 kW
136 kW (better)
Torque
300 Nm (better)
255 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
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.

320 or Sonata?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 320 or the Hyundai Sonata?

The BMW 320: about $60 a year less in New Zealand than the Hyundai Sonata at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 320 or the Hyundai Sonata?

The BMW 320, at 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US) to the Hyundai Sonata's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 320 or the Hyundai Sonata?

The BMW 320, at 480 L to the Hyundai Sonata's 453 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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