BMW 530I vs Nissan Pulsar
The 530I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $1,659 (better)
- $1,674
- New Zealand
- $2,147 (better)
- $2,167
- Australia
- $1,781 (better)
- $1,798
- United Kingdom
- £1,305 (better)
- £1,316
Official figures
- Uses
- 35 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- Also
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- 6.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 655 miles (better)
- 427 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 385 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,200 kg
- Length
- 4,841 mm
- 4,387 mm
- Weight
- 1,595 kg
- 1,265 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 147 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
530I or Pulsar?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530I or the Nissan Pulsar?
The BMW 530I: about $10 a year less in the US than the Nissan Pulsar at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530I or the Nissan Pulsar?
The BMW 530I, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Nissan Pulsar's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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