BMW XM vs BYD Sealion 6

The Sealion 6 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $280 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $210 in the US.

Side by side

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

BMW XMBYD Sealion 6

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$647
$369 (better)
Australia
$535
$305 (better)
United Kingdom
£393
£224 (better)
United States
$500
$285 (better)

Official figures

Uses
2.0 L/100km
1.1 L/100km (better)
UK
141 mpg
248 mpg (better)
US
118 mpg
206 mpg (better)

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.

XM or Sealion 6?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW XM or the BYD Sealion 6?

The BYD Sealion 6: about $280 a year less in New Zealand, $230 in Australia, £170 in the UK and $210 in the US than the BMW XM at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW XM or the BYD Sealion 6?

The BYD Sealion 6, at 1.1 L/100km (248 mpg UK, 206 mpg US) to the BMW XM's 2.0 L/100km (141 mpg UK, 118 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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