Lexus IS300 vs Maserati Ghibli
The Ghibli costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $2,197
- $2,171 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,652
- $2,620 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,611
- £1,591 (better)
- United States
- $2,049
- $2,024 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.2 L/100km
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 793 km
- 988 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,400 mm
- 4,971 mm
- Weight
- 1,500 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 3.0 L V6 turbo diesel
- Power
- 154 kW
- 202 kW (better)
- Torque
- 285 Nm
- 600 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
IS300 or Ghibli?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus IS300 or the Maserati Ghibli?
The Maserati Ghibli: about $30 a year less in Australia than the Lexus IS300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus IS300 or the Maserati Ghibli?
The Maserati Ghibli, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Lexus IS300's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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