As major brands have begun to "explore" at a higher level, luxury brands have also begun to exert efforts on higher-level models, among which BMW has launched a large SUV BMW X7 to meet customer demand for higher-level SUVs. As a luxury car that starts at a million yuan, the entry model of bmw X7 is equipped with a 3.0T engine, bringing 340 horsepower. We also know that as a million-dollar car, the cost of car maintenance and general family models are not the same. Today we will take a look at what the "entry" car maintenance cost of the BMW X7 is.
In the BMW X7 on sale, the entry-level configuration is the 2022 xDrive40i leading luxury suit, the official guidance price is 1 million yuan, today we will take a look at its fuel, maintenance costs and insurance costs are what is the situation?
Oil cost:
The bmw X7 entry-level model has a combined fuel consumption of 10.8L/100km, and according to our tests, the actual fuel consumption of this car is almost 13.5L/100km. As a BMW high-end SUV model, this car needs to add No. 95 gasoline, and the current price is 7.6 yuan / L. So if we calculate the fuel cost according to the 20,000 kilometers traveled in a year, by calculating that the fuel cost required for this car in a year is 20,520 yuan, and the average fuel cost required for one month is 1710 yuan.
Maintenance cost:
BMW X7 maintenance cycle for 10,000 km maintenance once, the entry-level 3.0T model is divided into small maintenance and large maintenance of two kinds of maintenance content alternately, of which small maintenance is mainly to replace the oil and filter, the cost is 1205 yuan, large maintenance In addition to the small maintenance content included, it is also necessary to replace the spark plug, fuel filter, air filter, air filter and brake oil, the cost is 5230 yuan.
So if we calculate the maintenance cost according to the three-year driving of 60,000 kilometers, by calculation, the total maintenance cost required for this car for three years is 19305 yuan, and the average one-year maintenance cost is 6435 yuan.
Insurance Costs:
As a 3.0T model, the entry-level BMW X7 car and ship use tax is 1800 yuan, as a million yuan luxury car, insurance this piece we calculate according to the purchase of 2 million three liabilities, car damage insurance and compulsory traffic insurance is 27414 yuan. In summary, if we take three years as a large car cycle, assuming that there is no accident in three years, it is called insurance, and after calculating the insurance company's declining premium discount year by year, the total insurance cost required for this car for three years is 63538 yuan, the average annual premium is 22845 yuan, plus the car and ship use tax needs 24645 yuan.
summary:
By adding up fuel, maintenance and insurance costs, we conclude that without considering soft expenses such as violations, parking or car washes, the cost of a start-up BMW X7 is almost 51,600 yuan a year, and the average monthly car maintenance cost is 4,300 yuan. Such car maintenance expenses are indeed a lot higher for an ordinary family car, but for people who can afford it, the problem should not be too big, but it is worth saying that where is the gap between BMW X7 and ordinary models in terms of car maintenance costs? In addition to the 3.0T engine needs more fuel consumption, the most important thing is that the insurance cost of the luxury car is really not cheap, take the BMW X7, the insurance cost of more than 2,000 a month accounts for half of the cost of car maintenance.