Lexus Es vs Toyota Crown

The Crown costs less to run, by the official figures: about $210 a year less in New Zealand, $180 in Australia, £130 in the UK and $160 in the US.

Lexus EsToyota Crown

Side by side

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

Lexus EsToyota Crown

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,730
$1,520 (better)
Australia
$1,435
$1,259 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,051
£923 (better)
United States
$1,337
$1,174 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.4 L/100km
4.7 L/100km (better)
UK
53 mpg
60 mpg (better)
US
44 mpg
50 mpg (better)
On a full tank
916 km
1,404 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
430 L
–
Length
4,973 mm
4,910 mm
Weight
1,660 kg
1,730 kg

Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
171 kW
180 kW (better)
Torque
221 Nm
350 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-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.

Es or Crown?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus Es or the Toyota Crown?

The Toyota Crown: about $210 a year less in New Zealand, $180 in Australia, £130 in the UK and $160 in the US than the Lexus Es at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus Es or the Toyota Crown?

The Toyota Crown, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Lexus Es's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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