Lexus ES350 vs Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
The CLS-Class 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
- $3,072
- $3,043 (better)
- Australia
- $2,546
- $2,521 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,866
- £1,849 (better)
- United States
- $2,374
- $2,351 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.5 L/100km
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 653 km
- 701 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 454 L (better)
- 450 L
- Length
- 4,975 mm
- 4,994 mm
- Weight
- 1,650 kg
- 1,935 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 224 kW
- 270 kW (better)
- Torque
- 362 Nm
- 500 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
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.
ES350 or CLS-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus ES350 or the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Lexus ES350 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus ES350 or the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Lexus ES350's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Lexus ES350 or the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class?
The Lexus ES350, at 454 L to the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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