Range Rover Velar vs BMW Z4 Comparison 2026: Price, Mileage, Features

Comparison overview: The Range Rover Velar starts at ₹83.90 L and the BMW Z4 at ₹87.90 L, a difference of ₹4.00 L ex-showroom. On-road in New Delhi that gap becomes roughly ₹4.44 L. Here is what the extra money actually buys.

Engine and performance: The Range Rover Velar uses a 1,997cc Diesel/Petrol making 150bhp@3 750-4 000rpm and listed torque with Automatic. The BMW Z4 uses a 2,998cc Petrol making 335bhp@5000-6500rpm and listed torque with Automatic.

Mileage and running cost: These two figures are not like for like. The Range Rover Velar number is for the Diesel/Petrol Automatic and the BMW Z4 number is for the Petrol Automatic, so compare the variants you are actually shortlisting.

What one gives that the other does not: The Range Rover Velar adds Child Safety Locks, Rear Camera, Anti-Pinch Power Windows, ISOFIX Child Seat Mounts and Heads-Up Display (HUD). The BMW Z4 adds Speed Alert, Impact Sensing Auto Door Unlock, Chrome Grille, Tyre Size and Petrol Fuel Tank Capacity. The rest of both spec sheets is shared.

Which one should you buy?

Buy the Range Rover Velar if you drive mostly in the city, you want the lower running cost, and you would rather keep the ₹4.00 L for your down payment than spend it on features.

Buy the BMW Z4 if you do regular highway runs, you carry luggage or a pram often, and you want Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) without waiting for the next facelift.

The one thing that settles it: Range Rover Velar offers Child Safety Locks.

Before you sign anything:

Ex-showroom price is not what you pay. Add registration, road tax, insurance and handling, and expect the final figure to land ten to twelve percent higher. Road tax changes state to state, so a car that costs the same in two cities does not cost the same to own.

Ask the dealer four things before you book. What is the current waiting period for the variant you want. What is the on-road figure.

Then drive both cars back to back on the same day, on a road you actually use. Take your family. Put your usual luggage in the boot. Most people decide in the first ten minutes, and it is rarely for the reason they expected.