BMW 523D vs Lexus NX
The 523D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $340 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,274 (better)
- $1,617
- Australia
- $1,574
- $1,340 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,114
- £982 (better)
- United States
- $1,762
- $1,249 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.0 L/100km (better)
- 5.0 L/100km
- UK
- 57 mpg (better)
- 56 mpg
- US
- 48 mpg (better)
- 47 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,100 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,660 mm
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 152 kW
- Torque
- –
- 243 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
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.
523D or NX?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 523D or the Lexus NX?
The BMW 523D: about $340 a year less in New Zealand than the Lexus NX at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 523D or the Lexus NX?
The BMW 523D, at 5.0 L/100km (57 mpg UK, 48 mpg US) to the Lexus NX's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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