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2025 BMW X3 Hybrid vs Cadillac XT5

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$2,043/ year to fuel
29 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,214/ year to fuel
21 MPG

The 2025 BMW X3 Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $2,043 a year to fuel (29 MPG), versus $2,214 for the 2025 Cadillac XT5 (21 MPG). That's roughly $171 a year, or about $856 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • BMW X3 Hybrid
  • Cadillac XT5

Side by side

BMW X3 HybridCadillac XT5
$2,043 Your annual fuel cost $2,214
29 MPG Combined efficiency 21 MPG
27 MPG City 19 MPG
33 MPG Highway 26 MPG
299 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 418 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 4/10
6/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 4/10
Hybrid Powertrain Gas
Premium gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 3.6L 6-cyl
8-speed automatic Transmission 9-speed automatic
AWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ 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.

BMW X3 Hybrid vs Cadillac XT5 across model years

  • BMW X3 Hybrid
  • Cadillac XT5

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 BMW X3 Hybrid ranks 95th and the Cadillac XT5 107th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the BMW X3 Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Cadillac XT5 is a conventional gas model.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 BMW X3 Hybrid or the 2025 Cadillac XT5?

Measured by cost to drive, the BMW X3 Hybrid. The BMW X3 Hybrid is rated 29 MPG combined and the Cadillac XT5 21 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 BMW X3 Hybrid vs. the Cadillac XT5 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $2,043 for the BMW X3 Hybrid and $2,214 for the Cadillac XT5.

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