BMW X2 vs Land Rover Defender
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
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
- $2,629 (better)
- Australia
- $2,226
- $2,180 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,631
- £1,597 (better)
- United States
- $2,074
- $2,031 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.3 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 614 km
- 1,107 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 470 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 4,360 mm
- 5,018 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,223 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel mild hybrid
- Power
- 100 kW
- 147 kW (better)
- Torque
- 220 Nm
- 430 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
X2 or Defender?
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X2 or the Land Rover Defender?
The Land Rover Defender, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the BMW X2's 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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