BMW 325D vs Mazda Familia
The Familia costs less to run, by the official figures: about $650 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
- $2,160
- $1,514 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,562 (better)
- $1,960
- Australia
- $1,930
- $1,625 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,366
- £1,191 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 39 mpg
- 39 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.1 L/100km
- 6.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 513 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Gearbox
- –
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
325D or Familia?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 325D or the Mazda Familia?
The Mazda Familia: about $650 a year less in the US than the BMW 325D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 325D or the Mazda Familia?
The Mazda Familia, at 6.1 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the BMW 325D's 6.1 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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