Lexus Is vs Rolls-Royce Ghost
The Is costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,640 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 (better)
- $4,502
- New Zealand
- $3,457 (better)
- $5,433
- United Kingdom
- £2,100 (better)
- £3,301
- United States
- $2,671 (better)
- $4,197
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km (better)
- 16.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 655 km (better)
- 488 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,710 mm
- 5,546 mm
- Weight
- 1,535 kg
- 2,490 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-petrol
- 6.75 L V12 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 180 kW
- 420 kW (better)
- Torque
- 350 Nm
- 850 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 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.
Is or Ghost?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus Is or the Rolls-Royce Ghost?
The Lexus Is: about $1,640 a year less in Australia than the Rolls-Royce Ghost at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus Is or the Rolls-Royce Ghost?
The Lexus Is, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Rolls-Royce Ghost's 16.8 L/100km (17 mpg UK, 14 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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