BMW M3 vs Nissan Altima
The Altima costs less to run, by the official figures: about £80 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
- £1,617
- £1,540 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,662
- $2,535 (better)
- Australia
- $2,205
- $2,102 (better)
- United States
- $2,056
- $1,959 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 34 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- Also
- 8.2 L/100km
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 453 miles
- 483 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 436 L
- Length
- 4,671 mm
- 4,900 mm
- Weight
- 1,560 kg
- 1,500 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder twin-turbo petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 317 kW (better)
- 160 kW
- Torque
- 550 Nm (better)
- 244 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- CVT
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
M3 or Altima?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M3 or the Nissan Altima?
The Nissan Altima: about £80 a year less in the UK than the BMW M3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M3 or the Nissan Altima?
The Nissan Altima, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the BMW M3's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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