Cadillac CTS vs Lexus GS430
The GS430 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 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
- $3,622
- $3,557 (better)
- Australia
- $2,996
- $2,943 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,200
- £2,161 (better)
- United States
- $2,798
- $2,748 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.2 L/100km
- 11.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 25 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- US
- 21 mpg
- 21 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 634 km
- 645 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Length
- 5,019 mm
- 4,825 mm
- Weight
- 1,880 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 4.3 L V8 petrol
- Power
- 477 kW (better)
- 210 kW
- Torque
- 854 Nm (better)
- 417 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
CTS or GS430?
Which is cheaper to run, the Cadillac CTS or the Lexus GS430?
The Lexus GS430: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $50 in the US than the Cadillac CTS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Cadillac CTS or the Lexus GS430?
The Lexus GS430, at 11.0 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 21 mpg US) to the Cadillac CTS's 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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