BMW 530E vs Toyota Lexus GS

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.

BMW 530EToyota Lexus GS

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

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 GS?

Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530E or the Toyota Lexus GS?

The BMW 530E: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Lexus GS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530E or the Toyota Lexus GS?

The BMW 530E, at 1.9 L/100km (149 mpg UK, 124 mpg US) to the Toyota Lexus GS's 2.0 L/100km (141 mpg UK, 118 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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