BMW X1 vs SsangYong Rexton
The X1 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less 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
- United States
- $1,824 (better)
- $1,844
- New Zealand
- $2,361 (better)
- $2,387
- Australia
- $1,958 (better)
- $1,980
- United Kingdom
- £1,434 (better)
- £1,450
Official figures
- Uses
- 32 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- Also
- 7.3 L/100km (better)
- 7.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 434 miles
- 589 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 504 L
- 735 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,000 kg
- Length
- 4,448 mm
- 4,849 mm
- Weight
- 1,650 kg
- 2,095 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 156 kW (better)
- 133 kW
- Torque
- 315 Nm
- 410 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 4WD
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.
X1 or Rexton?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X1 or the SsangYong Rexton?
The BMW X1: about $20 a year less in the US than the SsangYong Rexton at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X1 or the SsangYong Rexton?
The BMW X1, at 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the SsangYong Rexton's 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X1 or the SsangYong Rexton?
The SsangYong Rexton, at 735 L to the BMW X1's 504 L, for their newest versions.
Each on its own
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