Audi RSQ3 vs Lexus RX350

The RX350 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Audi RSQ3Lexus RX350

Side by side

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

Audi RSQ3Lexus RX350

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,160
$3,105 (better)
Australia
$2,614
$2,568 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,919
£1,886 (better)
United States
$2,441
$2,399 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.8 L/100km
9.6 L/100km (better)
UK
29 mpg
29 mpg (better)
US
24 mpg
25 mpg (better)
On a full tank
614 km
750 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
530 L (better)
506 L
Length
4,394 mm
4,890 mm
Weight
1,730 kg
2,000 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 5-cylinder turbo petrol
3.5 L V6 petrol
Power
294 kW (better)
216 kW
Torque
480 Nm (better)
358 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
8-speed automatic
Drive
AWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–

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.

RSQ3 or RX350?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi RSQ3 or the Lexus RX350?

The Lexus RX350: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Audi RSQ3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi RSQ3 or the Lexus RX350?

The Lexus RX350, at 9.6 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Audi RSQ3's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi RSQ3 or the Lexus RX350?

The Audi RSQ3, at 530 L to the Lexus RX350's 506 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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