Baic X55 vs Volkswagen Amarok

The Amarok costs less to run, by the official figures: about $440 a year less in New Zealand.

Volkswagen Amarok

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Baic X55Volkswagen Amarok

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,587
$2,152 (better)
Australia
$2,143 (better)
$2,656
United Kingdom
£1,572 (better)
£1,881
United States
$1,999 (better)
$2,975

Official figures

Uses
8.0 L/100km (better)
8.4 L/100km
UK
35 mpg (better)
34 mpg
US
29 mpg (better)
28 mpg
On a full tank
–
957 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Towing, braked
–
3,000 kg
Length
–
5,181 mm
Weight
–
1,901 kg

Engine

Engine
–
2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
Power
–
132 kW
Torque
–
420 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★☆
Airbags
–
4

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.

X55 or Amarok?

Which is cheaper to run, the Baic X55 or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Volkswagen Amarok: about $440 a year less in New Zealand than the Baic X55 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Baic X55 or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Baic X55, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Amarok's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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