Lotus Emira vs Saab 9-3 Vector

The Emira 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.

Lotus EmiraSaab 9-3 Vector

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$2,562 (better)
$2,588
New Zealand
$3,088 (better)
$3,121
United Kingdom
£1,876 (better)
£1,896
United States
$2,386 (better)
$2,411

Official figures

Uses
9.6 L/100km (better)
9.7 L/100km

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.

Emira or 9-3 Vector?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lotus Emira or the Saab 9-3 Vector?

The Lotus Emira: about $30 a year less in Australia than the Saab 9-3 Vector at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lotus Emira or the Saab 9-3 Vector?

The Lotus Emira, at 9.6 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Saab 9-3 Vector's 9.7 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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