Audi S4 vs Lexus IS250
The IS250 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 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
- New Zealand
- $3,169
- $2,936 (better)
- Australia
- $2,622
- $2,429 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £1,784 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $2,269 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 31 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 592 km
- 716 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- –
- Length
- 4,766 mm
- 4,585 mm
- Weight
- 1,790 kg
- 1,560 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 turbo petrol
- 2.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 260 kW (better)
- 153 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 252 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- RWD
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.
S4 or IS250?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi S4 or the Lexus IS250?
The Lexus IS250: about $230 a year less in New Zealand, $190 in Australia, £140 in the UK and $180 in the US than the Audi S4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi S4 or the Lexus IS250?
The Lexus IS250, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Audi S4's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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