BMW 330 vs Honda City

The City costs less to run, by the official figures: about £10 a year less in the UK.

Honda City

Side by side

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

BMW 330Honda City

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,277
£1,269 (better)
New Zealand
$2,102
$2,089 (better)
Australia
$1,742
$1,732 (better)
United States
$1,624
$1,614 (better)

Official figures

Uses
43 mpg
44 mpg (better)
Also
6.5 L/100km
6.5 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
564 miles (better)
385 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
480 L
–
Length
4,709 mm
4,553 mm
Weight
–
1,120 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
190 kW (better)
89 kW
Torque
400 Nm (better)
145 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
CVT
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.

330 or City?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 330 or the Honda City?

The Honda City: about £10 a year less in the UK than the BMW 330 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 330 or the Honda City?

The Honda City, at 6.5 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the BMW 330's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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