BMW 525I vs Chrysler 300
The 300 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
- $2,833
- $2,798 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,667
- $3,622 (better)
- Australia
- $3,039
- $3,001 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,228
- £2,200 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 21 mpg
- 21 mpg (better)
- Also
- 11.3 L/100km
- 11.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 384 miles
- 394 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 462 L
- Length
- 4,841 mm
- 5,044 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,921 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 160 kW
- 245 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 444 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-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.
525I or 300?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 525I or the Chrysler 300?
The Chrysler 300: about $30 a year less in the US than the BMW 525I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 525I or the Chrysler 300?
The Chrysler 300, at 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the BMW 525I's 11.3 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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