Hyundai Elantra vs Lexus Es
The Elantra costs less to run, by the official figures: about £130 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £923 (better)
- £1,051
- New Zealand
- $1,520 (better)
- $1,730
- Australia
- $1,259 (better)
- $1,434
- United States
- $1,174 (better)
- $1,337
Official figures
- Uses
- 60 mpg (better)
- 53 mpg
- Also
- 4.7 L/100km (better)
- 5.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 661 miles (better)
- 569 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 402 L
- 430 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,200 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,675 mm
- 4,973 mm
- Weight
- 1,365 kg
- 1,660 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 104 kW
- 171 kW (better)
- Torque
- 265 Nm (better)
- 221 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- 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.
Elantra or Es?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Elantra or the Lexus Es?
The Hyundai Elantra: about £130 a year less in the UK than the Lexus Es at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Elantra or the Lexus Es?
The Hyundai Elantra, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Lexus Es's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Elantra or the Lexus Es?
The Lexus Es, at 430 L to the Hyundai Elantra's 402 L, for their newest versions.
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