Kia Sportage vs Lexus IS300H

The Sportage costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Kia Sportage

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Kia SportageLexus IS300H

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,617 (better)
$1,649
Australia
$1,341 (better)
$1,367
United Kingdom
£982 (better)
£1,002
United States
$1,249 (better)
$1,274

Official figures

Uses
5.0 L/100km (better)
5.1 L/100km
UK
56 mpg (better)
55 mpg
US
47 mpg (better)
46 mpg
On a full tank
1,080 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Boot
543 L
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Towing, braked
1,650 kg
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Length
4,660 mm
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Weight
1,555 kg
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
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Power
115 kW
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Torque
192 Nm
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Gearbox
6-speed automatic
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Drive
FWD
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Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
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Euro NCAP
★★★★★
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Airbags
7
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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.

Sportage or IS300H?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Sportage or the Lexus IS300H?

The Kia Sportage: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Lexus IS300H at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Sportage or the Lexus IS300H?

The Kia Sportage, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the Lexus IS300H's 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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