Buick LaCrosse vs Lexus IS300
The LaCrosse costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $2,623 (better)
- $2,652
- Australia
- $2,174 (better)
- $2,197
- United Kingdom
- £1,593 (better)
- £1,611
- United States
- $2,026 (better)
- $2,049
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.1 L/100km (better)
- 8.2 L/100km
- UK
- 35 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- US
- 29 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- On a full tank
- 764 km
- 793 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 381 L
- –
- Length
- 5,016 mm
- 4,400 mm
- Weight
- 1,600 kg
- 1,500 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 143 kW
- 154 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 285 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 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.
LaCrosse or IS300?
Which is cheaper to run, the Buick LaCrosse or the Lexus IS300?
The Buick LaCrosse: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Lexus IS300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Buick LaCrosse or the Lexus IS300?
The Buick LaCrosse, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 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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