Infiniti Q50 vs Lexus LS
The Q50 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $130 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
- $3,457 (better)
- $3,622
- Australia
- $2,864 (better)
- $2,996
- United Kingdom
- £2,100 (better)
- £2,200
- United States
- $2,671 (better)
- $2,798
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km (better)
- 11.2 L/100km
- UK
- 26 mpg (better)
- 25 mpg
- US
- 22 mpg (better)
- 21 mpg
- On a full tank
- 711 km
- 732 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 500 L (better)
- 446 L
- Length
- 4,800 mm
- 5,235 mm
- Weight
- 1,700 kg
- 2,005 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L V6 twin-turbo petrol
- 3.5 L V6 twin turbo petrol
- Power
- 224 kW
- 310 kW (better)
- Torque
- 400 Nm
- 600 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed automatic
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Q50 or LS?
Which is cheaper to run, the Infiniti Q50 or the Lexus LS?
The Infiniti Q50: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $130 in the US than the Lexus LS at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Infiniti Q50 or the Lexus LS?
The Infiniti Q50, at 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US) to the Lexus LS's 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Infiniti Q50 or the Lexus LS?
The Infiniti Q50, at 500 L to the Lexus LS's 446 L, for their newest versions.
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