BMW 328I vs Mercedes-Benz C300
The C300 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $2,102
- $2,047 (better)
- Australia
- $1,743
- $1,698 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,277
- £1,244 (better)
- United States
- $1,624
- $1,582 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.5 L/100km
- 6.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 908 km
- 1,043 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,751 mm
- Weight
- 1,545 kg
- 1,500 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 190 kW
- 190 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm
- 400 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
328I or C300?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 328I or the Mercedes-Benz C300?
The Mercedes-Benz C300: about $50 a year less in New Zealand than the BMW 328I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 328I or the Mercedes-Benz C300?
The Mercedes-Benz C300, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the BMW 328I's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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