Kia Niro vs Lexus GS300H
The GS300H costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 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
- $1,520
- $1,391 (better)
- Australia
- $1,257
- $1,152 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £923
- £845 (better)
- United States
- $1,174
- $1,074 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.7 L/100km
- 4.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 60 mpg
- 66 mpg (better)
- US
- 50 mpg
- 55 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 894 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 451 L
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- Towing, braked
- 1,110 kg
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- Length
- 4,420 mm
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- Weight
- 1,474 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder GDi petrol with electric motor (hybrid)
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- Power
- 104 kW
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- Torque
- 265 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
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- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
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- Airbags
- 7
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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.
Niro or GS300H?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Niro or the Lexus GS300H?
The Lexus GS300H: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Kia Niro at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Niro or the Lexus GS300H?
The Lexus GS300H, at 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US) to the Kia Niro's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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