Kia Niro vs Lexus NX
The Niro costs less to run, by the official figures: about $240 a year less in New Zealand, $200 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 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
- $1,381 (better)
- $1,617
- Australia
- $1,144 (better)
- $1,341
- United Kingdom
- £839 (better)
- £982
- United States
- $1,067 (better)
- $1,249
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.3 L/100km (better)
- 5.0 L/100km
- UK
- 66 mpg (better)
- 56 mpg
- US
- 55 mpg (better)
- 47 mpg
- On a full tank
- 984 km
- 1,100 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 451 L
- –
- Length
- 4,420 mm
- 4,660 mm
- Weight
- 1,424 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 104 kW
- 152 kW (better)
- Torque
- 265 Nm (better)
- 243 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Niro or NX?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Niro or the Lexus NX?
The Kia Niro: about $240 a year less in New Zealand, $200 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 in the US than the Lexus NX at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Niro or the Lexus NX?
The Kia Niro, at 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US) to the Lexus NX's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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