Buick Regal vs Lexus IS350
The IS350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 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
- $3,169
- $3,072 (better)
- Australia
- $2,626
- $2,546 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,866 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $2,374 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.5 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 25 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 714 km (better)
- 695 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 404 L
- –
- Length
- 4,831 mm
- 4,680 mm
- Weight
- 1,649 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 164 kW
- 233 kW (better)
- Torque
- 350 Nm
- 378 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-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.
Regal or IS350?
Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Regal or the Lexus IS350?
The Lexus IS350: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Buick Regal at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Buick Regal or the Lexus IS350?
The Lexus IS350, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Buick Regal's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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