BMW X3 vs Jeep Cherokee
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
- $2,134
- $2,057 (better)
- Australia
- $1,771
- $1,706 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,297
- £1,250 (better)
- United States
- $1,649
- $1,589 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 985 km (better)
- 943 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 550 L
- 700 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- 2,200 kg (better)
- Length
- 4,708 mm
- 4,623 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- 1,638 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 185 kW (better)
- 130 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 229 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- 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.
X3 or Cherokee?
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X3 or the Jeep Cherokee?
The Jeep Cherokee, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the BMW X3's 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X3 or the Jeep Cherokee?
The Jeep Cherokee, at 700 L to the BMW X3's 550 L, for their newest versions.
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