BMW 225XE vs Lexus IS200
The IS200 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in the US.

Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $512
- $500 (better)
- New Zealand
- $663
- $647 (better)
- Australia
- $550
- $537 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £403
- £393 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 115 mpg
- 118 mpg (better)
- Also
- 2.1 L/100km
- 2.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 2,019 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,400 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 114 kW
- Torque
- –
- 190 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- –
- RWD
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.
225XE or IS200?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 225XE or the Lexus IS200?
The Lexus IS200: about $10 a year less in the US than the BMW 225XE at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 225XE or the Lexus IS200?
The Lexus IS200, at 2.0 L/100km (141 mpg UK, 118 mpg US) to the BMW 225XE's 2.1 L/100km (138 mpg UK, 115 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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