Lexus IS350 vs Nissan Maxima
The IS350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £60 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
- £1,866 (better)
- £1,925
- New Zealand
- $3,072 (better)
- $3,169
- Australia
- $2,546 (better)
- $2,626
- United States
- $2,374 (better)
- $2,449
Official figures
- Uses
- 30 mpg (better)
- 29 mpg
- Also
- 9.5 L/100km (better)
- 9.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 432 miles
- 432 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 405 L
- Length
- 4,680 mm
- 4,897 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 1,638 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 233 kW (better)
- 224 kW
- Torque
- 378 Nm (better)
- 354 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- Xtronic CVT
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 10
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.
IS350 or Maxima?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus IS350 or the Nissan Maxima?
The Lexus IS350: about £60 a year less in the UK than the Nissan Maxima at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus IS350 or the Nissan Maxima?
The Lexus IS350, at 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Nissan Maxima's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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