BMW M5 vs Buick Verano
The Verano costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,945
- £1,925 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,202
- $3,169 (better)
- Australia
- $2,654
- $2,626 (better)
- United States
- $2,474
- $2,449 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 29 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.9 L/100km
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 427 miles (better)
- 355 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 530 L (better)
- 405 L
- Length
- 4,966 mm
- 4,671 mm
- Weight
- 1,855 kg
- 1,500 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.4 L V8 twin turbo petrol
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 441 kW (better)
- 161 kW
- Torque
- 750 Nm (better)
- 293 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
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.
M5 or Verano?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M5 or the Buick Verano?
The Buick Verano: about £20 a year less in the UK than the BMW M5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M5 or the Buick Verano?
The Buick Verano, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the BMW M5's 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW M5 or the Buick Verano?
The BMW M5, at 530 L to the Buick Verano's 405 L, for their newest versions.
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