Holden Vectra vs Lexus IS250
The IS250 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $2,439
- $2,396 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,943
- $2,891 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,788
- £1,756 (better)
- United States
- $2,274
- $2,234 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 8.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 659 km
- 727 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 923 L
- –
- Length
- 4,595 mm
- 4,585 mm
- Weight
- 1,393 kg
- 1,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 125 kW
- 153 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 252 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Vectra or IS250?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Vectra or the Lexus IS250?
The Lexus IS250: about $40 a year less in Australia than the Holden Vectra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Vectra or the Lexus IS250?
The Lexus IS250, at 8.9 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Holden Vectra's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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