Lexus GS430 vs Mitsubishi 380
The 380 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $2,741
- $2,698 (better)
- New Zealand
- $3,548
- $3,493 (better)
- Australia
- $2,942
- $2,894 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,155
- £2,122 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 21 mpg
- 22 mpg (better)
- Also
- 11.0 L/100km
- 10.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 402 miles
- 403 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,825 mm
- 4,905 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 1,550 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.3 L V8 petrol
- 3.8 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 210 kW (better)
- 175 kW
- Torque
- 417 Nm (better)
- 343 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
GS430 or 380?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus GS430 or the Mitsubishi 380?
The Mitsubishi 380: about $40 a year less in the US than the Lexus GS430 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus GS430 or the Mitsubishi 380?
The Mitsubishi 380, at 10.8 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Lexus GS430's 11.0 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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