Lexus RX350 vs Volvo XC90
The XC90 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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
- $3,105
- $2,975 (better)
- Australia
- $2,572
- $2,465 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,886
- £1,808 (better)
- United States
- $2,399
- $2,299 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.6 L/100km
- 9.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- US
- 25 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 750 km
- 772 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 506 L (better)
- 249 L
- Length
- 4,890 mm
- 4,953 mm
- Weight
- 2,000 kg
- 2,046 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 216 kW (better)
- 184 kW
- Torque
- 358 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-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.
RX350 or XC90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RX350 or the Volvo XC90?
The Volvo XC90: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Lexus RX350 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RX350 or the Volvo XC90?
The Volvo XC90, at 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Lexus RX350's 9.6 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Lexus RX350 or the Volvo XC90?
The Lexus RX350, at 506 L to the Volvo XC90's 249 L, for their newest versions.
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