Alfa Romeo 159 vs Lexus GS
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,894 (better)
- $1,896
- New Zealand
- $2,451 (better)
- $2,455
- Australia
- $2,033 (better)
- $2,036
- United Kingdom
- £1,489 (better)
- £1,491
Official figures
- Uses
- 31 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- Also
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 7.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 574 miles (better)
- 540 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,660 mm
- 4,880 mm
- Weight
- 1,445 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 103 kW
- 233 kW (better)
- Torque
- 170 Nm
- 378 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
159 or GS?
Which uses less fuel, the Alfa Romeo 159 or the Lexus GS?
The Alfa Romeo 159, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Lexus GS's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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