BMW X5 vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
The X5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $280 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $220 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
- $2,645 (better)
- $2,927
- Australia
- $2,192 (better)
- $2,421
- United Kingdom
- £1,607 (better)
- £1,778
- United States
- $2,044 (better)
- $2,261
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.2 L/100km (better)
- 9.1 L/100km
- UK
- 35 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- US
- 29 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,015 km (better)
- 552 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 650 L (better)
- 549 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,700 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,922 mm
- 4,656 mm
- Weight
- 2,035 kg
- 1,765 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 250 kW (better)
- 143 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 400 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
X5 or GLC-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X5 or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?
The BMW X5: about $280 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $220 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X5 or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?
The BMW X5, at 8.2 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X5 or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?
The BMW X5, at 650 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class's 549 L, for their newest versions.
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