BMW 340I vs Subaru WRX
The 340I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $2,749 (better)
- $2,820
- Australia
- $2,278 (better)
- $2,337
- United Kingdom
- £1,670 (better)
- £1,713
- United States
- $2,124 (better)
- $2,179
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.5 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 671 km
- 722 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,670 mm
- Weight
- 1,595 kg
- 1,519 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.4 L turbocharged horizontally opposed 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 240 kW (better)
- 202 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- AWD
Safety
- 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.
340I or WRX?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 340I or the Subaru WRX?
The BMW 340I: about $70 a year less in New Zealand than the Subaru WRX at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 340I or the Subaru WRX?
The BMW 340I, at 8.5 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Subaru WRX's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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