BMW 520I vs Nissan Bluebird
The Bluebird costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $2,070
- $2,044 (better)
- Australia
- $1,715
- $1,695 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,257
- £1,242 (better)
- United States
- $1,599
- $1,579 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.4 L/100km
- 6.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,063 km (better)
- 823 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,963 mm
- 4,620 mm
- Weight
- 1,600 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 93 kW
- Torque
- 290 Nm (better)
- 174 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- –
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
520I or Bluebird?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 520I or the Nissan Bluebird?
The Nissan Bluebird: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the BMW 520I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 520I or the Nissan Bluebird?
The Nissan Bluebird, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the BMW 520I's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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