BMW X6 vs Ford Expedition
The X6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,540 a year less in New Zealand, $1,280 in Australia, £940 in the UK and $1,190 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
- $2,684 (better)
- $4,227
- Australia
- $2,224 (better)
- $3,502
- United Kingdom
- £1,631 (better)
- £2,568
- United States
- $2,074 (better)
- $3,266
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.3 L/100km (better)
- 13.1 L/100km
- UK
- 34 mpg (better)
- 22 mpg
- US
- 28 mpg (better)
- 18 mpg
- On a full tank
- 964 km (better)
- 666 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 8
- Boot
- 569 L (better)
- 547 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 4,100 kg
- Length
- 4,935 mm
- 5,334 mm
- Weight
- 2,105 kg
- 2,693 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.5 L twin-turbo V6 petrol
- Power
- 250 kW
- 294 kW (better)
- Torque
- 450 Nm
- 651 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- 4WD
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.
X6 or Expedition?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X6 or the Ford Expedition?
The BMW X6: about $1,540 a year less in New Zealand, $1,280 in Australia, £940 in the UK and $1,190 in the US than the Ford Expedition at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X6 or the Ford Expedition?
The BMW X6, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Ford Expedition's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X6 or the Ford Expedition?
The BMW X6, at 569 L to the Ford Expedition's 547 L, for their newest versions.
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