Hyundai Getz vs Lexus HS250

The HS250 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $640 a year less in New Zealand, $530 in Australia, £390 in the UK and $490 in the US.

Hyundai Getz

Side by side

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

Hyundai GetzLexus HS250

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,222
$1,585 (better)
Australia
$1,839
$1,312 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,350
£963 (better)
United States
$1,716
$1,224 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.9 L/100km
4.9 L/100km (better)
UK
41 mpg
58 mpg (better)
US
34 mpg
48 mpg (better)
On a full tank
655 km
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Space

Seats
5
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Length
3,810 mm
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Engine

Engine
1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
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Power
70 kW
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Torque
125 Nm
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Gearbox
5-speed manual
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Drive
FWD
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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.

Getz or HS250?

Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Getz or the Lexus HS250?

The Lexus HS250: about $640 a year less in New Zealand, $530 in Australia, £390 in the UK and $490 in the US than the Hyundai Getz at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Getz or the Lexus HS250?

The Lexus HS250, at 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US) to the Hyundai Getz's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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