BMW X1 vs Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
The X1 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $460 a year less in New Zealand, $380 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 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
- New Zealand
- $2,361 (better)
- $2,817
- Australia
- $1,956 (better)
- $2,334
- United Kingdom
- £1,434 (better)
- £1,711
- United States
- $1,824 (better)
- $2,176
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.3 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- UK
- 39 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- US
- 32 mpg (better)
- 27 mpg
- On a full tank
- 699 km
- 758 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 504 L (better)
- 450 L
- Length
- 4,448 mm
- 4,536 mm
- Weight
- 1,650 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.0 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 156 kW
- 170 kW (better)
- Torque
- 315 Nm (better)
- 300 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
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.
X1 or GLK-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X1 or the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class?
The BMW X1: about $460 a year less in New Zealand, $380 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X1 or the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class?
The BMW X1, at 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X1 or the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class?
The BMW X1, at 504 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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