Chevrolet Equinox vs Lexus RX300
The Equinox costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $2,927 (better)
- $2,943
- Australia
- $2,426 (better)
- $2,439
- United Kingdom
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,788
- United States
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,274
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 623 km
- 714 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 846 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 680 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,650 mm
- 4,750 mm
- Weight
- 1,485 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.0 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 127 kW
- 164 kW (better)
- Torque
- 275 Nm
- 294 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- 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.
Equinox or RX300?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Equinox or the Lexus RX300?
The Chevrolet Equinox: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Lexus RX300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chevrolet Equinox or the Lexus RX300?
The Chevrolet Equinox, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Lexus RX300's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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