Lexus IS500 vs Porsche Cayenne
The IS500 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
- $2,773 (better)
- $2,793
- New Zealand
- $3,590 (better)
- $3,616
- Australia
- $2,977 (better)
- $2,996
- United Kingdom
- £2,181 (better)
- £2,197
Official figures
- Uses
- 21 mpg (better)
- 21 mpg
- Also
- 11.1 L/100km (better)
- 11.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- –
- 500 miles
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 670 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,931 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,105 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.0 L turbocharged V6 petrol
- Power
- –
- 250 kW
- Torque
- –
- 450 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- AWD
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.
IS500 or Cayenne?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus IS500 or the Porsche Cayenne?
The Lexus IS500: about $20 a year less in the US than the Porsche Cayenne at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus IS500 or the Porsche Cayenne?
The Lexus IS500, at 11.1 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Porsche Cayenne's 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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