Forthing Taikon vs Lincoln MKZ
The Taikon 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
- $1,424 (better)
- $1,434
- New Zealand
- $1,843 (better)
- $1,856
- Australia
- $1,528 (better)
- $1,538
- United Kingdom
- £1,120 (better)
- £1,128
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg (better)
- 41 mpg
- Also
- 5.7 L/100km (better)
- 5.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 671 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,925 mm
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 183 kW
- Torque
- –
- 373 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- FWD
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.
Taikon or MKZ?
Which is cheaper to run, the Forthing Taikon or the Lincoln MKZ?
The Forthing Taikon: about $10 a year less in the US than the Lincoln MKZ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Forthing Taikon or the Lincoln MKZ?
The Forthing Taikon, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Lincoln MKZ's 5.7 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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