Dodge Dart vs Lexus IS250

The Dart costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in the US.

Dodge DartLexus IS250

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Dodge DartLexus IS250

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,176 (better)
$2,234
New Zealand
$2,817 (better)
$2,891
Australia
$2,337 (better)
$2,400
United Kingdom
£1,711 (better)
£1,756

Official figures

Uses
27 mpg (better)
26 mpg
Also
8.7 L/100km (better)
8.9 L/100km
On a full tank
428 miles
452 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
371 L
–
Length
4,671 mm
4,585 mm
Weight
1,471 kg
1,560 kg

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.5 L V6 petrol
Power
129 kW
153 kW (better)
Torque
236 Nm
252 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
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.

Dart or IS250?

Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Dart or the Lexus IS250?

The Dodge Dart: about $60 a year less in the US than the Lexus IS250 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Dart or the Lexus IS250?

The Dodge Dart, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Lexus IS250's 8.9 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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