BMW 5 Series vs Jaguar Xe

The Xe costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US.

BMW 5 SeriesJaguar Xe

Side by side

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

BMW 5 SeriesJaguar Xe

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,535
$2,458 (better)
Australia
$2,097
$2,033 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,540
£1,493 (better)
United States
$1,959
$1,899 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.8 L/100km
7.6 L/100km (better)
UK
36 mpg
37 mpg (better)
US
30 mpg
31 mpg (better)
On a full tank
829 km (better)
737 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
530 L
–
Length
4,963 mm
4,672 mm
Weight
1,835 kg
–

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
210 kW (better)
147 kW
Torque
650 Nm (better)
320 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★

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.

5 Series or Xe?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 5 Series or the Jaguar Xe?

The Jaguar Xe: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $60 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the BMW 5 Series at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 5 Series or the Jaguar Xe?

The Jaguar Xe, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the BMW 5 Series's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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