Lexus CT vs Toyota Echo

The CT costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in the US.

Lexus CTToyota Echo

Side by side

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

Lexus CTToyota Echo

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,399 (better)
$1,442
New Zealand
$1,811 (better)
$1,866
Australia
$1,501 (better)
$1,546
United Kingdom
£1,100 (better)
£1,134

Official figures

Uses
42 mpg (better)
41 mpg
Also
5.6 L/100km (better)
5.8 L/100km
On a full tank
499 miles (better)
442 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
375 L
–
Length
4,350 mm
3,860 mm
Weight
1,400 kg
–

Engine

Engine
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
100 kW (better)
81 kW
Torque
–
142 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
4-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
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.

CT or Echo?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus CT or the Toyota Echo?

The Lexus CT: about $40 a year less in the US than the Toyota Echo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus CT or the Toyota Echo?

The Lexus CT, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Toyota Echo's 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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