Lexus Is vs Mazda E2000
The E2000 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
- $2,864
- $2,851 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,457
- $3,441 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,100
- £2,090 (better)
- United States
- $2,671
- $2,658 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km
- 10.6 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 655 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 480 L
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- Length
- 4,710 mm
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- Weight
- 1,535 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-petrol
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- Power
- 180 kW
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- Torque
- 350 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
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- Drive
- RWD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Airbags
- 8
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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.
Is or E2000?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus Is or the Mazda E2000?
The Mazda E2000: about $10 a year less in Australia than the Lexus Is at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus Is or the Mazda E2000?
The Mazda E2000, at 10.6 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Lexus Is's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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