BMW 328I vs Nissan Bluebird
The Bluebird costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $1,624
- $1,579 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,102
- $2,044 (better)
- Australia
- $1,743
- $1,695 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,277
- £1,242 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 36 mpg
- 37 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.5 L/100km
- 6.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 564 miles (better)
- 511 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,620 mm
- Weight
- 1,545 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 93 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 174 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- –
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 8
- –
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.
328I or Bluebird?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 328I or the Nissan Bluebird?
The Nissan Bluebird: about $40 a year less in the US than the BMW 328I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 328I or the Nissan Bluebird?
The Nissan Bluebird, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the BMW 328I's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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