BMW 316 vs Suzuki Vitara

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Suzuki Vitara

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BMW 316Suzuki Vitara

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,132 (better)
£1,136
New Zealand
$1,863 (better)
$1,869
Australia
$1,543 (better)
$1,549
United States
$1,439 (better)
$1,444

Official figures

Uses
49 mpg (better)
49 mpg
Also
5.8 L/100km (better)
5.8 L/100km
On a full tank
–
505 miles

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
375 L
Length
–
4,175 mm
Weight
–
1,075 kg

Engine

Engine
–
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
86 kW
Torque
–
156 Nm
Gearbox
–
5-speed manual
Drive
–
FWD

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.

316 or Vitara?

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 316 or the Suzuki Vitara?

The BMW 316, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Suzuki Vitara's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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