BYD Shark 6 vs Denza B5

The Shark 6 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.

BYD Shark 6Denza B5

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£393 (better)
£413
New Zealand
$647 (better)
$679
Australia
$536 (better)
$564
United States
$500 (better)
$525

Official figures

Uses
141 mpg (better)
135 mpg
Also
2.0 L/100km (better)
2.1 L/100km

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.

Shark 6 or B5?

Which is cheaper to run, the BYD Shark 6 or the Denza B5?

The BYD Shark 6: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Denza B5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BYD Shark 6 or the Denza B5?

The BYD Shark 6, at 2.0 L/100km (141 mpg UK, 118 mpg US) to the Denza B5's 2.1 L/100km (135 mpg UK, 112 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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