BMW 5 Series vs Maserati Ghibli
The 5 Series costs less to run, by the official figures: about £50 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
- £1,540 (better)
- £1,591
- New Zealand
- $2,535 (better)
- $2,620
- Australia
- $2,101 (better)
- $2,171
- United States
- $1,959 (better)
- $2,024
Official figures
- Uses
- 36 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- Also
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 539 miles
- 614 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,963 mm
- 4,971 mm
- Weight
- 1,595 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- 185 kW
- 202 kW (better)
- Torque
- 350 Nm
- 600 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
5 Series or Ghibli?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 5 Series or the Maserati Ghibli?
The BMW 5 Series: about £50 a year less in the UK than the Maserati Ghibli at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 5 Series or the Maserati Ghibli?
The BMW 5 Series, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Maserati Ghibli's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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