BMW X3 vs Škoda Karoq
The X3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.
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 (better)
- $2,189
- Australia
- $1,771 (better)
- $1,816
- United Kingdom
- £1,297 (better)
- £1,330
- United States
- $1,649 (better)
- $1,691
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- 6.8 L/100km
- UK
- 43 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- US
- 36 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- On a full tank
- 985 km (better)
- 739 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 550 L (better)
- 521 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,708 mm
- 4,382 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 185 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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 Karoq?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X3 or the Škoda Karoq?
The BMW X3: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Škoda Karoq at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X3 or the Škoda Karoq?
The BMW X3, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Škoda Karoq's 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X3 or the Škoda Karoq?
The BMW X3, at 550 L to the Škoda Karoq's 521 L, for their newest versions.
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