BMW X5 vs Volkswagen Tiguan
The Tiguan costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $2,195
- $2,159 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,645
- $2,603 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,607
- £1,582 (better)
- United States
- $2,044
- $2,011 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.2 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,015 km (better)
- 745 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 650 L (better)
- 614 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,700 kg (better)
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 4,922 mm
- 4,486 mm
- Weight
- 2,035 kg
- 1,572 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 250 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- 7 (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.
X5 or Tiguan?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X5 or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Volkswagen Tiguan: about $40 a year less in Australia than the BMW X5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X5 or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The Volkswagen Tiguan, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the BMW X5's 8.2 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X5 or the Volkswagen Tiguan?
The BMW X5, at 650 L to the Volkswagen Tiguan's 614 L, for their newest versions.
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