Lexus GS300 vs Mazda CX-7
The GS300 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 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
- $3,160 (better)
- $3,166
- Australia
- $2,621 (better)
- $2,623
- United Kingdom
- £1,919 (better)
- £1,923
- United States
- $2,441 (better)
- $2,446
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 705 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 456 L
- Length
- –
- 4,686 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 175 kW
- Torque
- –
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
GS300 or CX-7?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus GS300 or the Mazda CX-7?
The Lexus GS300: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Mazda CX-7 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus GS300 or the Mazda CX-7?
The Lexus GS300, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-7's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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