BMW X7 vs Kia Telluride

The Telluride costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,700 a year less in New Zealand, $1,400 in Australia, £1,030 in the UK and $1,310 in the US.

Kia Telluride

Side by side

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

BMW X7Kia Telluride

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,004
$2,306 (better)
Australia
$3,312
$1,907 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,432
£1,401 (better)
United States
$3,093
$1,781 (better)

Official figures

Uses
12.4 L/100km
7.1 L/100km (better)
UK
23 mpg
40 mpg (better)
US
19 mpg
33 mpg (better)
On a full tank
–
996 km

Space

Seats
–
8
Length
–
5,001 mm

Engine

Engine
–
3.8 L V6 petrol
Power
–
217 kW
Torque
–
355 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
FWD

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.

X7 or Telluride?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X7 or the Kia Telluride?

The Kia Telluride: about $1,700 a year less in New Zealand, $1,400 in Australia, £1,030 in the UK and $1,310 in the US than the BMW X7 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW X7 or the Kia Telluride?

The Kia Telluride, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the BMW X7's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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