Bentley Continental vs Lexus RC
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
- New Zealand
- $3,622
- $3,457 (better)
- Australia
- $3,005
- $2,868 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,200
- £2,100 (better)
- United States
- $2,798
- $2,671 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.2 L/100km
- 10.7 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 804 km (better)
- 608 km
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 294 L
- Length
- 4,850 mm
- 4,699 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,765 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 404 kW (better)
- 289 kW
- Torque
- 770 Nm (better)
- 453 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- 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.
Continental or RC?
Which uses less fuel, the Bentley Continental or the Lexus RC?
The Lexus RC, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Bentley Continental's 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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