Ineos Grenadier vs Lexus Is

The Grenadier costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in the US.

Lexus Is

Side by side

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

Ineos GrenadierLexus Is

A typical year's fuel

United States
$2,623 (better)
$2,671
New Zealand
$3,396 (better)
$3,457
Australia
$2,814 (better)
$2,864
United Kingdom
£2,063 (better)
£2,100

Official figures

Uses
22 mpg (better)
22 mpg
Also
10.5 L/100km (better)
10.7 L/100km
On a full tank
–
407 miles

Space

Seats
–
5
Boot
–
480 L
Length
–
4,710 mm
Weight
–
1,535 kg

Engine

Engine
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2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-petrol
Power
–
180 kW
Torque
–
350 Nm
Gearbox
–
8-speed automatic
Drive
–
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Airbags
–
8

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.

Grenadier or Is?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ineos Grenadier or the Lexus Is?

The Ineos Grenadier: about $50 a year less in the US than the Lexus Is at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ineos Grenadier or the Lexus Is?

The Ineos Grenadier, at 10.5 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Lexus Is's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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