Ferrari 296 GTB Spider vs Lexus LC

The LC costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,600 a year less in New Zealand, $1,330 in Australia, £970 in the UK and $1,240 in the US.

Side by side

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

Ferrari 296 GTB SpiderLexus LC

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$4,227
$2,623 (better)
Australia
$3,499
$2,173 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,568
£1,593 (better)
United States
$3,266
$2,026 (better)

Official figures

Uses
13.1 L/100km
8.1 L/100km (better)
UK
22 mpg
35 mpg (better)
US
18 mpg
29 mpg (better)

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.

296 GTB Spider or LC?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ferrari 296 GTB Spider or the Lexus LC?

The Lexus LC: about $1,600 a year less in New Zealand, $1,330 in Australia, £970 in the UK and $1,240 in the US than the Ferrari 296 GTB Spider at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ferrari 296 GTB Spider or the Lexus LC?

The Lexus LC, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Ferrari 296 GTB Spider's 13.1 L/100km (22 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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