BMW 530D vs Daihatsu Charade
The Charade costs less to run, by the official figures: about $580 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
- $1,932
- $1,354 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,398 (better)
- $1,753
- Australia
- $1,727
- $1,452 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,222
- £1,065 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 43 mpg
- 43 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.4 L/100km
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 755 miles
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 530 L
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- Length
- 4,936 mm
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- Weight
- 1,740 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo diesel
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- Power
- 195 kW
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- Torque
- 620 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
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- Drive
- RWD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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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.
530D or Charade?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530D or the Daihatsu Charade?
The Daihatsu Charade: about $580 a year less in the US than the BMW 530D at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530D or the Daihatsu Charade?
The Daihatsu Charade, at 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the BMW 530D's 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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