BMW 330 vs Chevrolet Cruze
The Cruze 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
- $1,624
- $1,589 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,102
- $2,057 (better)
- Australia
- $1,742
- $1,704 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,277
- £1,250 (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)
- 430 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L (better)
- 405 L
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,614 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,270 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 83 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 141 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
330 or Cruze?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 330 or the Chevrolet Cruze?
The Chevrolet Cruze: about $30 a year less in the US than the BMW 330 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 330 or the Chevrolet Cruze?
The Chevrolet Cruze, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the BMW 330's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 330 or the Chevrolet Cruze?
The BMW 330, at 480 L to the Chevrolet Cruze's 405 L, for their newest versions.
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