Kia Stinger vs Lexus Is
The Stinger costs less to run, by the official figures: about £120 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
- £1,978 (better)
- £2,100
- New Zealand
- $3,257 (better)
- $3,457
- Australia
- $2,698 (better)
- $2,864
- United States
- $2,516 (better)
- $2,671
Official figures
- Uses
- 28 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- Also
- 10.1 L/100km (better)
- 10.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 370 miles
- 407 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 660 L (better)
- 480 L
- Length
- 4,831 mm
- 4,710 mm
- Weight
- 1,935 kg
- 1,535 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-petrol
- Power
- 246 kW (better)
- 180 kW
- Torque
- 466 Nm (better)
- 350 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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.
Stinger or Is?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Stinger or the Lexus Is?
The Kia Stinger: about £120 a year less in the UK than the Lexus Is at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Stinger or the Lexus Is?
The Kia Stinger, at 10.1 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Lexus Is's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Stinger or the Lexus Is?
The Kia Stinger, at 660 L to the Lexus Is's 480 L, for their newest versions.
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