Lexus RX vs Suzuki Vitara
The Vitara 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
- $1,469
- $1,444 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,902
- $1,869 (better)
- Australia
- $1,576
- $1,549 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,155
- £1,136 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 40 mpg
- 41 mpg (better)
- Also
- 5.9 L/100km
- 5.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 687 miles (better)
- 505 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 553 L (better)
- 375 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,000 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,890 mm
- 4,175 mm
- Weight
- 2,045 kg
- 1,075 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.5 L V6 petrol hybrid
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 230 kW (better)
- 86 kW
- Torque
- 317 Nm (better)
- 156 Nm
- Gearbox
- E-CVT
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 10
- –
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.
RX or Vitara?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RX or the Suzuki Vitara?
The Suzuki Vitara: about $20 a year less in the US than the Lexus RX at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RX or the Suzuki Vitara?
The Suzuki Vitara, at 5.8 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Lexus RX's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Lexus RX or the Suzuki Vitara?
The Lexus RX, at 553 L to the Suzuki Vitara's 375 L, for their newest versions.
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