Suzuki Alto vs Toyota Lexus SC
The SC 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
- $996
- $980 (better)
- Australia
- $825
- $812 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £605
- £595 (better)
- United States
- $770
- $757 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.1 L/100km
- 3.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 877 km
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Space
- Seats
- 4
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- Boot
- 130 L
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- Length
- 3,500 mm
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- Weight
- 868 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 0.66 L 3-cylinder petrol mild hybrid
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- Power
- 49 kW
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- Torque
- 89 Nm
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- Gearbox
- CVT
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- Drive
- FWD
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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.
Alto or SC?
Which is cheaper to run, the Suzuki Alto or the Toyota Lexus SC?
The Toyota Lexus SC: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Suzuki Alto at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Suzuki Alto or the Toyota Lexus SC?
The Toyota Lexus SC, at 3.0 L/100km (93 mpg UK, 78 mpg US) to the Suzuki Alto's 3.1 L/100km (92 mpg UK, 76 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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