BMW M5 vs Lexus RX270
The M5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $2,654 (better)
- $2,665
- New Zealand
- $3,202 (better)
- $3,215
- United Kingdom
- £1,945 (better)
- £1,953
- United States
- $2,474 (better)
- $2,484
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.9 L/100km (better)
- 9.9 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 687 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 530 L
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- Length
- 4,966 mm
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- Weight
- 1,855 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 4.4 L V8 twin turbo petrol
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- Power
- 441 kW
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- Torque
- 750 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
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- Drive
- AWD
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A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
M5 or RX270?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW M5 or the Lexus RX270?
The BMW M5: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Lexus RX270 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW M5 or the Lexus RX270?
The BMW M5, at 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Lexus RX270's 9.9 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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