Lexus LS vs Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $2,521
- $2,520 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,043
- $3,043
- United Kingdom
- £1,849
- £1,849
- United States
- $2,351
- $2,351
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.4 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 871 km (better)
- 701 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 446 L
- 450 L (better)
- Length
- 5,235 mm
- 4,994 mm
- Weight
- 2,005 kg
- 1,935 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 twin turbo petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 310 kW (better)
- 270 kW
- Torque
- 600 Nm (better)
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- AWD
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.
LS or CLS-Class?
Which has the bigger boot, the Lexus LS or the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, at 450 L to the Lexus LS's 446 L, for their newest versions.
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