Audi A3 vs BMW 120D
The A3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $580 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,554 (better)
- $2,135
- New Zealand
- $2,012
- $1,544 (better)
- Australia
- $1,667 (better)
- $1,908
- United Kingdom
- £1,222 (better)
- £1,350
Official figures
- Uses
- 38 mpg
- 39 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.2 L/100km
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 450 miles
- 497 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 380 L
- 380 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,343 mm
- 4,319 mm
- Weight
- 1,220 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 81 kW
- 140 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
A3 or 120D?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A3 or the BMW 120D?
The Audi A3: about $580 a year less in the US than the BMW 120D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A3 or the BMW 120D?
The BMW 120D, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Audi A3's 6.2 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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