BMW X7 vs Land Rover Freelander
The Freelander costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $2,296
- $2,264 (better)
- Australia
- $1,902
- $1,876 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,395
- £1,375 (better)
- United States
- $1,774
- $1,749 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.1 L/100km
- 7.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 40 mpg
- 40 mpg (better)
- US
- 33 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,155 km (better)
- 1,000 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 326 L
- –
- Length
- 5,151 mm
- 4,500 mm
- Weight
- 2,390 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 340 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 650 Nm (better)
- 400 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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 Freelander?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X7 or the Land Rover Freelander?
The Land Rover Freelander: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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 Land Rover Freelander?
The Land Rover Freelander, at 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the BMW X7's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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