BMW X1 vs Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

The Eclipse Cross costs less to run, by the official figures: about $430 a year less in New Zealand, $350 in Australia, £260 in the UK and $330 in the US.

BMW X1Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

Side by side

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

BMW X1Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,817
$2,387 (better)
Australia
$2,330
$1,978 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,711
£1,450 (better)
United States
$2,176
$1,844 (better)

Official figures

Uses
8.7 L/100km
7.4 L/100km (better)
UK
32 mpg
38 mpg (better)
US
27 mpg
32 mpg (better)
On a full tank
517 km
813 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
505 L (better)
405 L
Towing, braked
–
1,600 kg
Length
4,439 mm
4,545 mm
Weight
1,480 kg
1,440 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
103 kW
110 kW (better)
Torque
220 Nm
250 Nm (better)
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
CVT
Drive
FWD
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.

X1 or Eclipse Cross?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X1 or the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross?

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: about $430 a year less in New Zealand, $350 in Australia, £260 in the UK and $330 in the US than the BMW X1 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW X1 or the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross?

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the BMW X1'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 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross?

The BMW X1, at 505 L to the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross's 405 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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