BMW 5 Series vs Lexus IS300
The 5 Series costs less to run, by the official figures: about $120 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,535 (better)
- $2,652
- Australia
- $2,103 (better)
- $2,197
- United Kingdom
- £1,540 (better)
- £1,611
- United States
- $1,959 (better)
- $2,049
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- 8.2 L/100km
- UK
- 36 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- US
- 30 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 867 km (better)
- 793 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,963 mm
- 4,400 mm
- Weight
- 1,595 kg
- 1,500 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 185 kW (better)
- 154 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 285 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
5 Series or IS300?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 5 Series or the Lexus IS300?
The BMW 5 Series: about $120 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US than the Lexus IS300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 5 Series or the Lexus IS300?
The BMW 5 Series, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Lexus IS300's 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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