Lexus LX450D vs Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Lexus LX450DMercedes-Benz Sprinter

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,445 (better)
$3,076
Australia
$3,021
$2,550 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,137
£1,868 (better)
United States
$3,381
$2,376 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.5 L/100km (better)
9.5 L/100km
On a full tank
–
789 km

Space

Seats
–
3

Engine

Engine
–
2.1 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
–
120 kW
Torque
–
360 Nm
Gearbox
–
9-speed automatic
Drive
–
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.

LX450D or Sprinter?

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus LX450D or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Lexus LX450D, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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