Lexus LS vs Mercedes-Benz E63
The LS 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
- $2,351 (better)
- $2,369
- New Zealand
- $3,043 (better)
- $3,066
- Australia
- $2,521 (better)
- $2,541
- United Kingdom
- £1,849 (better)
- £1,863
Official figures
- Uses
- 25 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- Also
- 9.4 L/100km (better)
- 9.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 541 miles (better)
- 433 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 446 L
- –
- Length
- 5,235 mm
- 4,989 mm
- Weight
- 2,005 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 twin turbo petrol
- 4.0 L V8 twin-turbo petrol
- Power
- 310 kW
- 450 kW (better)
- Torque
- 600 Nm
- 850 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
LS or E63?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus LS or the Mercedes-Benz E63?
The Lexus LS: about $20 a year less in the US than the Mercedes-Benz E63 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus LS or the Mercedes-Benz E63?
The Lexus LS, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E63's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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