Lexus LS vs Toyota Aurion
The Aurion costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 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
- £1,849
- £1,827 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,043
- $3,008 (better)
- Australia
- $2,521
- $2,493 (better)
- United States
- $2,351
- $2,324 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 30 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- Also
- 9.4 L/100km
- 9.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 541 miles (better)
- 468 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 446 L
- 504 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 5,235 mm
- 4,835 mm
- Weight
- 2,005 kg
- 1,525 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 twin turbo petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 310 kW (better)
- 200 kW
- Torque
- 600 Nm (better)
- 336 Nm
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 7
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.
LS or Aurion?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus LS or the Toyota Aurion?
The Toyota Aurion: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Lexus LS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus LS or the Toyota Aurion?
The Toyota Aurion, at 9.3 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Lexus LS's 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Lexus LS or the Toyota Aurion?
The Toyota Aurion, at 504 L to the Lexus LS's 446 L, for their newest versions.
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