2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale vs BMW X1
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 9-speed automatic · 24 MPG
The 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $1,938 a year to fuel (24 MPG), versus $2,116 for the 2025 BMW X1 (28 MPG). That's roughly $179 a year, or about $893 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Alfa Romeo Tonale
- BMW X1
Side by side
| Alfa Romeo Tonale | BMW X1 | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,938 | Your annual fuel cost | $2,116 |
| 24 MPG | Combined efficiency | 28 MPG |
| 21 MPG | City | 24 MPG |
| 29 MPG | Highway | 33 MPG |
| 372 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 318 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 6/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 6/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Gas |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Premium gasoline |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| 9-speed automatic | Transmission | 7-speed dual-clutch |
| AWD | Drivetrain | AWD |
✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.
Alfa Romeo Tonale vs BMW X1 across model years
- Alfa Romeo Tonale
- BMW X1
Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.
How they differ
Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Alfa Romeo Tonale ranks 90th and the BMW X1 100th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale or the 2025 BMW X1?
Measured by cost to drive, the Alfa Romeo Tonale. The Alfa Romeo Tonale is rated 24 MPG combined and the BMW X1 28 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale vs. the BMW X1 per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $1,938 for the Alfa Romeo Tonale and $2,116 for the BMW X1.
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