Lexus Es vs Peugeot 508
The Es costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 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
- $1,730 (better)
- $1,779
- Australia
- $1,434 (better)
- $1,475
- United Kingdom
- £1,051 (better)
- £1,081
- United States
- $1,337 (better)
- $1,374
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- UK
- 53 mpg (better)
- 51 mpg
- US
- 44 mpg (better)
- 43 mpg
- On a full tank
- 916 km
- 945 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 430 L
- 487 L (better)
- Length
- 4,973 mm
- 4,750 mm
- Weight
- 1,660 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 171 kW (better)
- 133 kW
- Torque
- 221 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Es or 508?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus Es or the Peugeot 508?
The Lexus Es: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Peugeot 508 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus Es or the Peugeot 508?
The Lexus Es, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Peugeot 508's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Lexus Es or the Peugeot 508?
The Peugeot 508, at 487 L to the Lexus Es's 430 L, for their newest versions.
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