BMW M140I vs Volkswagen Golf
The Golf costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 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
- $1,834
- $1,744 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,374
- $2,257 (better)
- Australia
- $1,968
- $1,870 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,442
- £1,371 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 32 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- Also
- 7.3 L/100km
- 7.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 440 miles
- 445 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 360 L
- 374 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,000 kg
- Length
- 4,324 mm
- 4,284 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 250 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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.
M140I or Golf?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M140I or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Volkswagen Golf: about $90 a year less in the US than the BMW M140I at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M140I or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Volkswagen Golf, at 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the BMW M140I's 7.3 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW M140I or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Volkswagen Golf, at 374 L to the BMW M140I's 360 L, for their newest versions.
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