Which BAIC X25 trim depreciates the fastest?

In recent times, BAIC has changed its product strategy to include two new SUV models, namely the B40 Plus and Beijing X55. They have entered the market offering hatch, sedan and crossover models. The crossover, or rather X25, has been the more popular in the bunch, but how well does it retain its value? Find out here.

The BAIC X25 first made its local appearance in 2017 and has remained one of the more attractive models on offer from the Chinese automaker. The X25 is offered in two trims namely, Comfort and Fashion, the latter incorporating a better infotainment system and a reverse camera.

Both the Comfort and Fashion guises are powered by identical 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engines, capable of 85 kW and 148 Nm of torque and promise a claimed average fuel consumption return of 6.5 L / 100 km. But before you get an Instant Offer on your current vehicle to go and purchase a new or used BAIC X25 found on AutoTrader, here is how well the model retains its value.

X25 1.5 Comfort

The X25 in Comfort guise is the entry point in the model range. While still offering modern exterior and interior design, the model omits some of the standard technologies found in the more premium Fashion variant. Note that although the model was offered with both manual and automatic transmissions at its local launch, the X25 is now only available with a 5-speed manual.

For this reason, we will be looking at the manual derivatives only and for the Comfort derivative, looking at how well 2018 model year units have retained their value until now.

Price new: R 219 990

Price used: R 159 950

Used average mileage: 47 204 km

Value retained: 72.71%

X25 1.5 Fashion

The BAIC X25 1.5 Fashion is the more premium offering as it retains a better infotainment system with a reverse camera incorporated too. Once again, the Fashion trim was originally offered in automatic and manual configurations. For this example, we will be focussing on the manual derivatives only. After researching the available used X25 Fashion models with manual transmissions, the earliest examples are the 2020 model year.

Price new: R 229 990

Price used: R 169 950

Used average mileage: 29 887 km

Value retained: 73.89%

Verdict

Based on the age and mileage in the examples above, it seems as though the lower-specified Comfort derivatives have managed to retain more of their original value, as, over a period of three years and nearly 50 000 km, the model only lost 27.29% of its initial value. This is while the higher-specified Fashion variants lost 26.11% in only two years and nearly 30 000 km.

As such, if you want the most out of your BAIC X25, the Fashion trim is the one to have, but if you want to retain as much value as possible, the Comfort guise seems to perform better.

Ryno FourieRyno started his career capturing press images of the latest and greatest vehicles which have subsequently adorned the covers and pages of prominent motoring titles locally and internationally. After a short stint as a photography lecturer, he once again joined the automotive industry as a sub-editor and photographer for a local publication, however, currently, you will find him spending most of his time in the studio creating written, video, and photography content as part of the AutoTrader content team.View News & Reviews