BMW 530E vs Lexus IS200
The 530E costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $614 (better)
- $647
- Australia
- $509 (better)
- $536
- United Kingdom
- £373 (better)
- £393
- United States
- $475 (better)
- $500
Official figures
- Uses
- 1.9 L/100km (better)
- 2.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 3,250 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,400 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 114 kW
- Torque
- –
- 190 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- 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.
530E or IS200?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530E or the Lexus IS200?
The BMW 530E: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Lexus IS200 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530E or the Lexus IS200?
The BMW 530E, at 1.9 L/100km (149 mpg UK, 124 mpg US) to the Lexus IS200's 2.0 L/100km (141 mpg UK, 118 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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