Baic X55 vs Volkswagen Transporter

The X55 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US.

Volkswagen Transporter

Side by side

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

Baic X55Volkswagen Transporter

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,587 (better)
$2,684
Australia
$2,143 (better)
$2,220
United Kingdom
£1,572 (better)
£1,631
United States
$1,999 (better)
$2,074

Official figures

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

Space

Seats
–
3
Length
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4,904 mm

Engine

Engine
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2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-diesel
Power
–
81 kW
Torque
–
250 Nm
Gearbox
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5-speed manual
Drive
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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.

X55 or Transporter?

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

The Baic X55: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Volkswagen Transporter at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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

The Baic X55, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Transporter's 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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