Lexus UX250H vs Suzuki Swift

The UX250H costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Suzuki Swift

Side by side

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

Lexus UX250HSuzuki Swift

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,471 (better)
$1,514
Australia
$1,220 (better)
$1,254
United Kingdom
£894 (better)
£919
United States
$1,137 (better)
$1,169

Official figures

Uses
4.6 L/100km (better)
4.7 L/100km
UK
62 mpg (better)
60 mpg
US
52 mpg (better)
50 mpg
On a full tank
–
791 km

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
265 L
Length
–
3,840 mm
Weight
–
875 kg

Engine

Engine
–
1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
–
66 kW
Torque
–
120 Nm
Gearbox
–
CVT
Drive
–
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★☆☆
Airbags
–
6

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.

UX250H or Swift?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus UX250H or the Suzuki Swift?

The Lexus UX250H: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Suzuki Swift at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus UX250H or the Suzuki Swift?

The Lexus UX250H, at 4.6 L/100km (62 mpg UK, 52 mpg US) to the Suzuki Swift's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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