BMW 530I vs Nissan Primera
The Primera 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
- $2,147
- $2,122 (better)
- Australia
- $1,779
- $1,758 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,305
- £1,289 (better)
- United States
- $1,659
- $1,639 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,054 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,841 mm
- –
- Weight
- 1,595 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 85 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 163 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
530I or Primera?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530I or the Nissan Primera?
The Nissan Primera: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the BMW 530I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530I or the Nissan Primera?
The Nissan Primera, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the BMW 530I's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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