BMW 325D vs Holden Astra
The Astra costs less to run, by the official figures: about £170 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
- £1,366
- £1,196 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,562 (better)
- $1,970
- Australia
- $1,930
- $1,632 (better)
- United States
- $2,160
- $1,522 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 47 mpg (better)
- 46 mpg
- Also
- 6.1 L/100km (better)
- 6.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 490 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 360 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,386 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,304 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 96 kW
- Torque
- –
- 240 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
325D or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 325D or the Holden Astra?
The Holden Astra: about £170 a year less in the UK than the BMW 325D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 325D or the Holden Astra?
The BMW 325D, at 6.1 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Holden Astra's 6.1 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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