BMW X3 vs Škoda Karoq

The X3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in the US.

BMW X3Škoda Karoq

Side by side

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

BMW X3Škoda Karoq

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,649 (better)
$1,691
New Zealand
$2,134 (better)
$2,189
Australia
$1,768 (better)
$1,816
United Kingdom
£1,297 (better)
£1,330

Official figures

Uses
36 mpg (better)
35 mpg
Also
6.6 L/100km (better)
6.8 L/100km
On a full tank
612 miles (better)
459 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
550 L (better)
521 L
Towing, braked
2,000 kg
–
Length
4,708 mm
4,382 mm
Weight
1,790 kg
1,400 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
185 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
350 Nm (better)
250 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
7-speed dual-clutch
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 Karoq?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X3 or the Škoda Karoq?

The BMW X3: about $40 a year less in the US than the Škoda Karoq at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW X3 or the Škoda Karoq?

The BMW X3, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Škoda Karoq's 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X3 or the Škoda Karoq?

The BMW X3, at 550 L to the Škoda Karoq's 521 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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