Lexus IS300 vs Volvo S90
The IS300 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $2,049 (better)
- $2,099
- New Zealand
- $2,652 (better)
- $2,717
- Australia
- $2,197 (better)
- $2,251
- United Kingdom
- £1,611 (better)
- £1,650
Official figures
- Uses
- 29 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- Also
- 8.2 L/100km (better)
- 8.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 493 miles (better)
- 444 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 4,400 mm
- 4,963 mm
- Weight
- 1,500 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 154 kW
- 187 kW (better)
- Torque
- 285 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
IS300 or S90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus IS300 or the Volvo S90?
The Lexus IS300: about $50 a year less in the US than the Volvo S90 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus IS300 or the Volvo S90?
The Lexus IS300, at 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Volvo S90's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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