BMW 135I vs Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
The 135I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $2,074 (better)
- $2,099
- New Zealand
- $2,684 (better)
- $2,717
- Australia
- $2,225 (better)
- $2,251
- United Kingdom
- £1,631 (better)
- £1,650
Official figures
- Uses
- 28 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- Also
- 8.3 L/100km (better)
- 8.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 377 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 435 L
- Length
- –
- 4,410 mm
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 120 kW
- Torque
- –
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- –
- FWD
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.
135I or GLA-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 135I or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?
The BMW 135I: about $20 a year less in the US than the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 135I or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?
The BMW 135I, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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