BMW 530E vs Leapmotor C10

The C10 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $260 a year less in New Zealand, $210 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US.

Side by side

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

BMW 530ELeapmotor C10

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$614
$356 (better)
Australia
$509
$295 (better)
United Kingdom
£373
£216 (better)
United States
$475
$275 (better)

Official figures

Uses
1.9 L/100km
1.1 L/100km (better)
UK
149 mpg
257 mpg (better)
US
124 mpg
214 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.

530E or C10?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530E or the Leapmotor C10?

The Leapmotor C10: about $260 a year less in New Zealand, $210 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US than the BMW 530E at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530E or the Leapmotor C10?

The Leapmotor C10, at 1.1 L/100km (257 mpg UK, 214 mpg US) to the BMW 530E's 1.9 L/100km (149 mpg UK, 124 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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