Lexus RX300 vs Mazda CX-9
The CX-9 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 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
- $2,943
- $2,907 (better)
- Australia
- $2,441
- $2,412 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,788
- £1,766 (better)
- United States
- $2,274
- $2,246 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km
- 9.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 31 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- US
- 26 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 714 km
- 823 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Length
- 4,750 mm
- 5,075 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 164 kW
- 170 kW (better)
- Torque
- 294 Nm
- 420 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
RX300 or CX-9?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RX300 or the Mazda CX-9?
The Mazda CX-9: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Lexus RX300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RX300 or the Mazda CX-9?
The Mazda CX-9, at 9.0 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Lexus RX300's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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