BMW X6 vs Mercedes-Benz G-Class
The X6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $2,390 a year less in New Zealand, $1,970 in Australia, £1,450 in the UK and $1,840 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)
- $5,071
- Australia
- $2,224 (better)
- $4,195
- United Kingdom
- £1,631 (better)
- £3,081
- United States
- $2,074 (better)
- $3,918
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.3 L/100km (better)
- 15.7 L/100km
- UK
- 34 mpg (better)
- 18 mpg
- US
- 28 mpg (better)
- 15 mpg
- On a full tank
- 964 km (better)
- 638 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 569 L
- 667 L (better)
- Length
- 4,935 mm
- 4,817 mm
- Weight
- 2,105 kg
- 2,414 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 250 kW
- 310 kW (better)
- Torque
- 450 Nm
- 610 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-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 G-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X6 or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The BMW X6: about $2,390 a year less in New Zealand, $1,970 in Australia, £1,450 in the UK and $1,840 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz G-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X6 or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The BMW X6, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz G-Class's 15.7 L/100km (18 mpg UK, 15 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X6 or the Mercedes-Benz G-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, at 667 L to the BMW X6's 569 L, for their newest versions.
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