Jeep Renegade vs Lexus RX300
The Renegade costs less to run, by the official figures: about $780 a year less in New Zealand, $640 in Australia, £470 in the UK and $600 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
- $3,169 (better)
- $3,945
- Australia
- $2,622 (better)
- $3,266
- United Kingdom
- £1,925 (better)
- £2,397
- United States
- $2,449 (better)
- $3,048
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- 12.2 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 19 mpg
- On a full tank
- 367 km
- 533 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 341 L
- –
- Length
- 4,237 mm
- 4,750 mm
- Weight
- 1,545 kg
- 1,700 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 3.0 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 164 kW (better)
- Torque
- 270 Nm
- 294 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Renegade or RX300?
Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Renegade or the Lexus RX300?
The Jeep Renegade: about $780 a year less in New Zealand, $640 in Australia, £470 in the UK and $600 in the US than the Lexus RX300 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Renegade or the Lexus RX300?
The Jeep Renegade, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Lexus RX300's 12.2 L/100km (23 mpg UK, 19 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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