BMW 125I vs Scion iQ
The 125I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $1,517 (better)
- $1,589
- New Zealand
- $1,963 (better)
- $2,057
- Australia
- $1,627 (better)
- $1,704
- United Kingdom
- £1,193 (better)
- £1,250
Official figures
- Uses
- 39 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- Also
- 6.1 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 532 miles (better)
- 313 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Length
- –
- 2,985 mm
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 160 kW (better)
- 70 kW
- Torque
- 310 Nm (better)
- 123 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
125I or iQ?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 125I or the Scion iQ?
The BMW 125I: about $70 a year less in the US than the Scion iQ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 125I or the Scion iQ?
The BMW 125I, at 6.1 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Scion iQ's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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