BMW 3 Series vs Kia Optima
The Optima costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $1,429
- $1,399 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,850
- $1,811 (better)
- Australia
- $1,533
- $1,501 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,124
- £1,100 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg
- 42 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.7 L/100km
- 5.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 641 miles
- 666 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L (better)
- 450 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,905 mm
- Weight
- 1,495 kg
- 1,460 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 135 kW
- 142 kW (better)
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 246 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8 (better)
- 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.
3 Series or Optima?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 3 Series or the Kia Optima?
The Kia Optima: about $30 a year less in the US than the BMW 3 Series at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 3 Series or the Kia Optima?
The Kia Optima, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the BMW 3 Series's 5.7 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 3 Series or the Kia Optima?
The BMW 3 Series, at 480 L to the Kia Optima's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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