BMW XM vs Honda Clarity

The XM costs less to run, by the official figures: about $500 a year less in New Zealand, $410 in Australia, £300 in the UK and $380 in the US.

Side by side

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

BMW XMHonda Clarity

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$621 (better)
$1,119
Australia
$515 (better)
$928
United Kingdom
£377 (better)
£680
United States
$480 (better)
$864

Official figures

Uses
1.9 L/100km (better)
3.5 L/100km
UK
147 mpg (better)
82 mpg
US
123 mpg (better)
68 mpg

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.

XM or Clarity?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW XM or the Honda Clarity?

The BMW XM: about $500 a year less in New Zealand, $410 in Australia, £300 in the UK and $380 in the US than the Honda Clarity at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW XM or the Honda Clarity?

The BMW XM, at 1.9 L/100km (147 mpg UK, 123 mpg US) to the Honda Clarity's 3.5 L/100km (82 mpg UK, 68 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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