Dodge Charger vs Lexus Is
The Is costs less to run, by the official figures: about $450 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
- $3,320
- $2,868 (better)
- New Zealand
- $4,004
- $3,457 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,432
- £2,100 (better)
- United States
- $3,093
- $2,671 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 12.4 L/100km
- 10.7 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 565 km
- 655 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 467 L
- 480 L (better)
- Length
- 5,040 mm
- 4,710 mm
- Weight
- 1,800 kg
- 1,535 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.6 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-petrol
- Power
- 218 kW (better)
- 180 kW
- Torque
- 363 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8
- 8
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.
Charger or Is?
Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Charger or the Lexus Is?
The Lexus Is: about $450 a year less in Australia than the Dodge Charger at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Charger or the Lexus Is?
The Lexus Is, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Dodge Charger's 12.4 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Dodge Charger or the Lexus Is?
The Lexus Is, at 480 L to the Dodge Charger's 467 L, for their newest versions.
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