Kia Optima vs Lexus Es
The Es costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 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
- $1,811
- $1,730 (better)
- Australia
- $1,498
- $1,431 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,100
- £1,051 (better)
- United States
- $1,399
- $1,337 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.6 L/100km
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 50 mpg
- 53 mpg (better)
- US
- 42 mpg
- 44 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,071 km
- 1,215 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 450 L (better)
- 430 L
- Length
- 4,905 mm
- 4,975 mm
- Weight
- 1,460 kg
- 1,620 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.5 L V6 petrol
- Power
- 142 kW
- 224 kW (better)
- Torque
- 246 Nm
- 362 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Optima or Es?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Optima or the Lexus Es?
The Lexus Es: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Kia Optima at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Optima or the Lexus Es?
The Lexus Es, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Kia Optima's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Optima or the Lexus Es?
The Kia Optima, at 450 L to the Lexus Es's 430 L, for their newest versions.
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