BMW 125I vs Kia Rio
The Rio costs less to run, by the official figures: about £40 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,193
- £1,149 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,963
- $1,892 (better)
- Australia
- $1,627
- $1,569 (better)
- United States
- $1,517
- $1,462 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 47 mpg
- 48 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.1 L/100km
- 5.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 532 miles (better)
- 478 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 300 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 800 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,065 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,173 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 160 kW (better)
- 73 kW
- Torque
- 310 Nm (better)
- 133 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
125I or Rio?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 125I or the Kia Rio?
The Kia Rio: about £40 a year less in the UK than the BMW 125I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 125I or the Kia Rio?
The Kia Rio, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the BMW 125I's 6.1 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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