BMW Z4 vs Porsche Boxster
The Z4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $190 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
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,449
- New Zealand
- $2,927 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,425 (better)
- $2,626
- United Kingdom
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,925
Official figures
- Uses
- 26 mpg (better)
- 24 mpg
- Also
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 357 miles
- 406 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 2
- Boot
- 241 L
- –
- Length
- 4,324 mm
- 4,379 mm
- Weight
- 1,470 kg
- 1,335 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 145 kW
- 220 kW (better)
- Torque
- 320 Nm
- 380 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
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.
Z4 or Boxster?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW Z4 or the Porsche Boxster?
The BMW Z4: about $190 a year less in the US than the Porsche Boxster at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW Z4 or the Porsche Boxster?
The BMW Z4, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Porsche Boxster's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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