BMW 540I vs Chevrolet Cobalt
The 540I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $1,984 (better)
- $2,026
- New Zealand
- $2,568 (better)
- $2,623
- Australia
- $2,129 (better)
- $2,176
- United Kingdom
- £1,560 (better)
- £1,593
Official figures
- Uses
- 30 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- Also
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- 8.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 548 miles (better)
- 368 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 391 L
- Length
- 4,805 mm
- 4,583 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,294 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.4 L V8 petrol
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 210 kW (better)
- 118 kW
- Torque
- 440 Nm (better)
- 210 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
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.
540I or Cobalt?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 540I or the Chevrolet Cobalt?
The BMW 540I: about $40 a year less in the US than the Chevrolet Cobalt at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 540I or the Chevrolet Cobalt?
The BMW 540I, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Chevrolet Cobalt's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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