BMW 525D vs Renault Clio
The Clio costs less to run, by the official figures: about £150 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
- £1,192
- £1,039 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,364 (better)
- $1,711
- Australia
- $1,685
- $1,417 (better)
- United States
- $1,886
- $1,322 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 53 mpg
- 53 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.3 L/100km
- 5.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 493 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 391 L
- Length
- –
- 4,050 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,100 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 67 kW
- Torque
- –
- 160 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- 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.
525D or Clio?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 525D or the Renault Clio?
The Renault Clio: about £150 a year less in the UK than the BMW 525D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 525D or the Renault Clio?
The Renault Clio, at 5.3 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the BMW 525D's 5.3 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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