Lexus IS300H vs Mitsubishi Mirage
The Mirage costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,274
- $1,249 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,649
- $1,617 (better)
- Australia
- $1,369
- $1,340 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,002
- £982 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 46 mpg
- 47 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.1 L/100km
- 5.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 435 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 235 L
- Length
- –
- 3,795 mm
- Weight
- –
- 875 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- –
- 57 kW
- Torque
- –
- 102 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- CVT
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
IS300H or Mirage?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus IS300H or the Mitsubishi Mirage?
The Mitsubishi Mirage: about $20 a year less in the US than the Lexus IS300H at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus IS300H or the Mitsubishi Mirage?
The Mitsubishi Mirage, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the Lexus IS300H's 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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