BMW X5 vs Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
The X5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $2,044 (better)
- $2,099
- New Zealand
- $2,645 (better)
- $2,717
- Australia
- $2,192 (better)
- $2,251
- United Kingdom
- £1,607 (better)
- £1,650
Official figures
- Uses
- 29 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- Also
- 8.2 L/100km (better)
- 8.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 630 miles (better)
- 377 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 650 L (better)
- 435 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,700 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,922 mm
- 4,410 mm
- Weight
- 2,035 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 250 kW (better)
- 120 kW
- Torque
- 450 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.
X5 or GLA-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW X5 or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?
The BMW X5: about $50 a year less in the US than the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW X5 or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?
The BMW X5, at 8.2 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW X5 or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?
The BMW X5, at 650 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 435 L, for their newest versions.
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