BMW 840I vs Ford Transit Connect
The 840I 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
- $2,324 (better)
- $2,351
- New Zealand
- $3,008 (better)
- $3,043
- Australia
- $2,494 (better)
- $2,521
- United Kingdom
- £1,827 (better)
- £1,849
Official figures
- Uses
- 25 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- Also
- 9.3 L/100km (better)
- 9.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 396 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 2
- Length
- –
- 4,418 mm
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- –
- 74 kW
- Torque
- –
- 230 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- 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.
840I or Transit Connect?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 840I or the Ford Transit Connect?
The BMW 840I: about $30 a year less in the US than the Ford Transit Connect at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 840I or the Ford Transit Connect?
The BMW 840I, at 9.3 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Ford Transit Connect's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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