Buick Verano vs Lexus IS200
The IS200 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $2,520 a year less in New Zealand, $2,090 in Australia, £1,530 in the UK and $1,950 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
- $647 (better)
- Australia
- $2,626
- $536 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,925
- £393 (better)
- United States
- $2,449
- $500 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km
- 2.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 29 mpg
- 141 mpg (better)
- US
- 24 mpg
- 118 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 571 km
- 3,250 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 405 L
- –
- Length
- 4,671 mm
- 4,400 mm
- Weight
- 1,500 kg
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 161 kW (better)
- 114 kW
- Torque
- 293 Nm (better)
- 190 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
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.
Verano or IS200?
Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Verano or the Lexus IS200?
The Lexus IS200: about $2,520 a year less in New Zealand, $2,090 in Australia, £1,530 in the UK and $1,950 in the US than the Buick Verano at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Buick Verano or the Lexus IS200?
The Lexus IS200, at 2.0 L/100km (141 mpg UK, 118 mpg US) to the Buick Verano's 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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