Fiat 500 X vs Lexus RX
The 500 X costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 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
- $1,879 (better)
- $1,902
- Australia
- $1,558 (better)
- $1,576
- United Kingdom
- £1,141 (better)
- £1,155
- United States
- $1,452 (better)
- $1,469
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- 5.9 L/100km
- UK
- 49 mpg (better)
- 48 mpg
- US
- 40 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- On a full tank
- 826 km
- 1,105 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 553 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,890 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,045 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol hybrid
- Power
- 110 kW
- 230 kW (better)
- Torque
- 270 Nm
- 317 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- E-CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
500 X or RX?
Which is cheaper to run, the Fiat 500 X or the Lexus RX?
The Fiat 500 X: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Lexus RX at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Fiat 500 X or the Lexus RX?
The Fiat 500 X, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Lexus RX's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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