BMW 330D vs Mercedes-Benz C220
The C220 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $520 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
- $1,744
- $1,224 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,261 (better)
- $1,585
- Australia
- $1,558
- $1,315 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,102
- £963 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 48 mpg
- 48 mpg
- Also
- 4.9 L/100km
- 4.9 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 748 miles
- 837 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L (better)
- 455 L
- Length
- 4,709 mm
- 4,751 mm
- Weight
- 1,680 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
- Power
- 195 kW (better)
- 147 kW
- Torque
- 580 Nm (better)
- 440 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
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.
330D or C220?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 330D or the Mercedes-Benz C220?
The Mercedes-Benz C220: about $520 a year less in the US than the BMW 330D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 330D or the Mercedes-Benz C220?
The BMW 330D, at 480 L to the Mercedes-Benz C220's 455 L, for their newest versions.
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