Lexus RX vs Mercedes-Benz 350
The RX 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
- $1,902 (better)
- $1,908
- Australia
- $1,576 (better)
- $1,582
- United Kingdom
- £1,155 (better)
- £1,159
- United States
- $1,469 (better)
- $1,474
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.9 L/100km (better)
- 5.9 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,105 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 553 L
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- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
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- Length
- 4,890 mm
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- Weight
- 2,045 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol hybrid
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- Power
- 230 kW
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- Torque
- 317 Nm
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- Gearbox
- E-CVT
- –
- Drive
- AWD
- –
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 10
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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.
RX or 350?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RX or the Mercedes-Benz 350?
The Lexus RX: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz 350 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RX or the Mercedes-Benz 350?
The Lexus RX, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz 350's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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