Chrysler 300C vs Lexus ES300
The ES300 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $390 a year less in New Zealand, $320 in Australia, £240 in the UK and $300 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
- $3,848
- $3,460 (better)
- Australia
- $3,183
- $2,864 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,338
- £2,102 (better)
- United States
- $2,973
- $2,673 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 11.9 L/100km
- 10.7 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 24 mpg
- 26 mpg (better)
- US
- 20 mpg
- 22 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- –
- 467 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Length
- –
- 4,975 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,680 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder hybrid
- Power
- –
- 160 kW
- Gearbox
- –
- CVT
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
300C or ES300?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chrysler 300C or the Lexus ES300?
The Lexus ES300: about $390 a year less in New Zealand, $320 in Australia, £240 in the UK and $300 in the US than the Chrysler 300C at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Chrysler 300C or the Lexus ES300?
The Lexus ES300, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Chrysler 300C's 11.9 L/100km (24 mpg UK, 20 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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