BMW X3 vs Ford EcoSport
The X3 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
- £1,297 (better)
- £1,316
- New Zealand
- $2,134 (better)
- $2,167
- Australia
- $1,771 (better)
- $1,797
- United States
- $1,649 (better)
- $1,674
Official figures
- Uses
- 43 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- Also
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- 6.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 612 miles (better)
- 473 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 550 L (better)
- 309 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,708 mm
- 4,272 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- 1,351 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 185 kW (better)
- 87 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 162 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- 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 EcoSport?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X3 or the Ford EcoSport?
The BMW X3: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Ford EcoSport at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X3 or the Ford EcoSport?
The BMW X3, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Ford EcoSport's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X3 or the Ford EcoSport?
The BMW X3, at 550 L to the Ford EcoSport's 309 L, for their newest versions.
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