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BMW i5 xDrive40 G60 vs BMW 540i G30

Trip mapped at a glance. Charging stops visible, total duration predictable. Caralogy simulation at 130 km/h.

grand tourer · 2025 vs 2020 · Paris → Marseille · 775 km · 130 km/h
BMWBEV

i5 xDrive40 G60

394 ch · 75.5 kWh · 2025

VS
BMWPetrol

540i G30

333 ch · 2020

Simulation trip
Assumptions: 130 km/h · start 100 % · mild weather

Result · total trip time

Manufacturer data being validated for this trip.

Visualise the trip

Both vehicles drive at 130 km/h. The difference comes from charging stops.

BMWBEV
i5 xDrive40 G60
Données insuffisantes pour la simulation
BMWPetrol
540i G30
100%
1259 km
Range
Paris
0 km · departure
Marseille
775 km · Arrival 7h01
0
Stops
7h01
Duration
90.81 €
Cost of energy used

Range recovered by stop duration

How many kilometres do you recover depending on the time spent at the charger? Comparison at nominal peak power.
Charging stop durationBMW i5 xDrive40 G60BMW 540i G30
5 minutes--
10 minutes--
20 minutes--
Full session 10 → 80 %--

What produces these figures

WLTP combined consumption
12.4 L/100 km · 6.5 L/100 km

Compare with another vehicle

Replace one of the two with an alternative from the same segment

BMWBEV

i5 xDrive40 G60

394 ch · 75.5 kWh · 2025

BMWPetrol

540i G30

333 ch · 2020

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