Lexus RX300 vs Volvo XC90
The RX300 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
- $2,274 (better)
- $2,299
- New Zealand
- $2,943 (better)
- $2,975
- Australia
- $2,439 (better)
- $2,465
- United Kingdom
- £1,788 (better)
- £1,808
Official figures
- Uses
- 26 mpg (better)
- 26 mpg
- Also
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 444 miles
- 480 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- –
- 249 L
- Length
- 4,750 mm
- 4,953 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 2,046 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 164 kW
- 184 kW (better)
- Torque
- 294 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- 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.
RX300 or XC90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Lexus RX300 or the Volvo XC90?
The Lexus RX300: about $20 a year less in the US than the Volvo XC90 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Lexus RX300 or the Volvo XC90?
The Lexus RX300, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Volvo XC90's 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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