BMW 5 Series vs LDV Terron 9
The Terron 9 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $500 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
- $2,535
- $2,033 (better)
- Australia
- $2,103 (better)
- $2,512
- United Kingdom
- £1,540 (better)
- £1,777
- United States
- $1,959 (better)
- $2,811
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- 7.9 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 867 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Length
- 4,963 mm
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- Weight
- 1,595 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 185 kW
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- Torque
- 350 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
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- Drive
- RWD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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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.
5 Series or Terron 9?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 5 Series or the LDV Terron 9?
The LDV Terron 9: about $500 a year less in New Zealand than the BMW 5 Series at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 5 Series or the LDV Terron 9?
The BMW 5 Series, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the LDV Terron 9's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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