BMW 328I vs Toyota Allion

The Allion costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in the US.

BMW 328IToyota Allion

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

BMW 328IToyota Allion

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,624
$1,599 (better)
New Zealand
$2,102
$2,070 (better)
Australia
$1,742
$1,716 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,277
£1,257 (better)

Official figures

Uses
36 mpg
37 mpg (better)
Also
6.5 L/100km
6.4 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
564 miles (better)
534 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
480 L
–
Length
4,709 mm
4,590 mm
Weight
1,545 kg
1,190 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
190 kW (better)
103 kW
Torque
400 Nm (better)
175 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
CVT
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 Allion?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 328I or the Toyota Allion?

The Toyota Allion: about $20 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 Toyota Allion?

The Toyota Allion, at 6.4 L/100km (44 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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