BMW 535D vs Hyundai Santa Fe
The 535D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $730 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia and £60 in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,441 (better)
- $2,173
- Australia
- $1,781 (better)
- $1,798
- United Kingdom
- £1,260 (better)
- £1,320
- United States
- $1,993
- $1,679 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.6 L/100km (better)
- 6.7 L/100km
- UK
- 50 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- US
- 42 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 997 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 7
- Boot
- –
- 382 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,785 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,735 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- –
- 200 kW
- Torque
- –
- 331 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
535D or Santa Fe?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 535D or the Hyundai Santa Fe?
The BMW 535D: about $730 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia and £60 in the UK than the Hyundai Santa Fe at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 535D or the Hyundai Santa Fe?
The BMW 535D, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Hyundai Santa Fe's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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