Kia K2500 vs Lexus RX270

The K2500 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $690 a year less in New Zealand.

Side by side

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

Kia K2500Lexus RX270

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,548 (better)
$3,234
Australia
$3,146
$2,677 (better)
United Kingdom
£2,227
£1,965 (better)
United States
$3,523
$2,499 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.9 L/100km (better)
10.0 L/100km
UK
29 mpg (better)
28 mpg
US
24 mpg (better)
24 mpg

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.

K2500 or RX270?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia K2500 or the Lexus RX270?

The Kia K2500: about $690 a year less in New Zealand than the Lexus RX270 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia K2500 or the Lexus RX270?

The Kia K2500, at 9.9 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Lexus RX270's 10.0 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 24 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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