Lexus NX vs SEAT Arona

The NX costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in the US.

Lexus NXSEAT Arona

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Lexus NXSEAT Arona

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,249 (better)
$1,289
New Zealand
$1,617 (better)
$1,669
Australia
$1,340 (better)
$1,384
United Kingdom
£982 (better)
£1,014

Official figures

Uses
47 mpg (better)
46 mpg
Also
5.0 L/100km (better)
5.2 L/100km
On a full tank
684 miles (better)
482 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
399 L
Length
4,660 mm
4,138 mm
Weight
–
1,232 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
152 kW (better)
83 kW
Torque
243 Nm (better)
188 Nm
Gearbox
8-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
FWD
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.

NX or Arona?

Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus NX or the SEAT Arona?

The Lexus NX: about $40 a year less in the US than the SEAT Arona at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Lexus NX or the SEAT Arona?

The Lexus NX, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the SEAT Arona's 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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