BMW 525I vs Mercedes-Benz 200
The 525I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 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 (better)
- $2,938
- New Zealand
- $3,667 (better)
- $3,803
- Australia
- $3,039 (better)
- $3,151
- United Kingdom
- £2,228 (better)
- £2,310
Official figures
- Uses
- 21 mpg (better)
- 20 mpg
- Also
- 11.3 L/100km (better)
- 11.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 384 miles
- –
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 455 L
- Length
- 4,841 mm
- 4,793 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,575 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol with 48V mild-hybrid system
- Power
- 160 kW (better)
- 150 kW
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 300 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-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.
525I or 200?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 525I or the Mercedes-Benz 200?
The BMW 525I: about $100 a year less in the US than the Mercedes-Benz 200 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 525I or the Mercedes-Benz 200?
The BMW 525I, at 11.3 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz 200's 11.8 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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