BMW 520D vs Mercedes-Benz E220
The E220 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $420 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
- $1,530
- $1,109 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,107 (better)
- $1,436
- Australia
- $1,367
- $1,191 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £967
- £872 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 55 mpg (better)
- 53 mpg
- Also
- 4.3 L/100km (better)
- 4.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 954 miles (better)
- 826 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L
- 540 L (better)
- Length
- 4,936 mm
- 4,868 mm
- Weight
- 1,630 kg
- 1,660 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.1 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 125 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm
- 400 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 7-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.
520D or E220?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 520D or the Mercedes-Benz E220?
The Mercedes-Benz E220: about $420 a year less in the US than the BMW 520D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 520D or the Mercedes-Benz E220?
The BMW 520D, at 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E220's 4.4 L/100km (64 mpg UK, 53 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 520D or the Mercedes-Benz E220?
The Mercedes-Benz E220, at 540 L to the BMW 520D's 530 L, for their newest versions.
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