Cupra Formentor vs Lexus RX
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
- $1,940
- $1,902 (better)
- Australia
- $1,610
- $1,576 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,179
- £1,155 (better)
- United States
- $1,499
- $1,469 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.0 L/100km
- 5.9 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 917 km
- 1,105 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 450 L
- 553 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 4,450 mm
- 4,890 mm
- Weight
- 1,385 kg
- 2,045 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol hybrid
- Power
- 110 kW
- 230 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 317 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- E-CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
Formentor or RX?
Which uses less fuel, the Cupra Formentor or the Lexus RX?
The Lexus RX, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Cupra Formentor's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Cupra Formentor or the Lexus RX?
The Lexus RX, at 553 L to the Cupra Formentor's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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