Lexus RX350 vs Porsche Macan

The RX350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US.

Lexus RX350Porsche Macan

Side by side

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

Lexus RX350Porsche Macan

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,105 (better)
$3,198
Australia
$2,577 (better)
$2,654
United Kingdom
£1,886 (better)
£1,943
United States
$2,399 (better)
$2,471

Official figures

Uses
9.6 L/100km (better)
9.9 L/100km
UK
29 mpg (better)
29 mpg
US
25 mpg (better)
24 mpg
On a full tank
750 km
758 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
506 L (better)
488 L
Length
4,890 mm
4,726 mm
Weight
2,000 kg
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Engine

Engine
3.5 L V6 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
216 kW (better)
185 kW
Torque
358 Nm
370 Nm (better)
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
7-speed dual-clutch
Drive
AWD
AWD

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.

RX350 or Macan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RX350 or the Porsche Macan?

The Lexus RX350: about $90 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Porsche Macan at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RX350 or the Porsche Macan?

The Lexus RX350, at 9.6 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Porsche Macan's 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Lexus RX350 or the Porsche Macan?

The Lexus RX350, at 506 L to the Porsche Macan's 488 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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